In a statement, the UNHCR described the humanitarian crisis in eastern Chad as reaching a “critical point”, calling for urgent international support for Sudanese refugees along the Chad border.

UNHCR spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said in a press conference at the United Nations office in Geneva that “resolving the catastrophic situation experienced by civilians in Gaza must remain a priority.”

Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), said “we must fervently do everything” to avoid such an outflow of the Gazan population.