Sudanese Refugees in Chad Face Aid Cuts

0:00On April 9th, over 1,300,000 Sudanese refugees in Chad are staring down massive cuts to food and water aid, unless donors, cough up $4.28 million to close the funding gap. Two big UN agencies dropped this warning earlier this week, saying they can't keep up without that cash infusion fast. These folks mostly fled Sudan's war that kicked off in April 2023 between the Army and the Rapid Support Forces, with many coming from. Dar 4 after surviving killings and starvation. Now crammed into camps across the border, they're relying on aid that's already stretched way too thin. The impact hits hard. Right now, aid groups can only reach 4 out of every 10 refugees, leaving most without proper shelter and kids jammed into. Classrooms with over 100 students per teacher. In the Northeast NADS province, they're scraping by on less than half the daily water they need, and 70% of families just cut back. On meals to survive, funding woes trace back to U.S. aid slashes and other western countries

1:03redirecting money to defense spending, though Sudan and Chad are slated for. Two billion dollars in U.S. help come 2026. Meanwhile, hunger levels are spiking, with surveys showing families in desperate survival mode. Donors need to step up now, or we're looking at a humanitarian crisis spiraling out of control in Chad's camps. Things hang in the balance as the shortfall looms larger every day. I'm Corey with the story, and you've been listening to Global News Today, AI Power Global