Khartoum, November 10(Darfur 24)The Executive Director of the United Nations population Fund
said, although Chad is one of the poorest countries in the world, it now hosts more than a million refugees, including about half a million refugees who have fled the conflict in Sudan over the past six months, most of them women and children.
Natalia Kanem added during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Tuesday that Chad faces multiple challenges, a humanitarian emergency, instability, violence in neighboring countries, and the disproportionate impact of the climate crisis that is not of its making, as well as social, economic and other development challenges. .
“Many women are victims of gender-based violence in the countries they fled, or in the camps where they now live,” said Kanem, who just returned from a visit to Chad last week.
She emphasized that everywhere in the world, “we see women and girls forced to face the worst of wars they did not start.” “What they need is peace, peace in their homes and communities.”
She explained that incidents such as those that occur in the Middle East over the course of a month, and what is happening in Sudan, “show us how fragile peace is, and how easy it is to destroy.” “How devastating this is for the most vulnerable groups, especially women and children.”
She reiterated the warning that there are more than 50,000 pregnant women in the Gaza Strip who cannot access regular maternal health care.