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IOM Chad: Sudan Crisis Response Situation Update No. 65 | May 2026
By International Organization for Migration at ReliefWeb
· June 9, 2026
· 1 min read
Countries: Chad, Sudan . Returnees are Chadian nationals who were living in Sudan and have been displaced back to their home country, where they lack the resources to rebuild their lives. Returnees are living either in displacement sites or within host communities. They are in urgent need of food, w
Key takeaway From IOM and UNHCR data, 1,329,732 people have crossed into Chad since the onset of the crisis in Sudan, of which 400,914 are Chadian returnees as of 31 May 2026.
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Category: disaster ·
Published: June 9, 2026 ·
Source: ReliefWeb ·
Reading time: 1 min
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What is this story about? Countries: Chad, Sudan . Returnees are Chadian nationals who were living in Sudan and have been displaced back to their home country, where they lack the resources to rebuild their lives. Returnees are living either in displacement sites or within host communities. They are in urgent need of food, w
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