As of February 2026, the humanitarian landscape in Eastern Chad is defined by heightened insecurity and a staggering disproportion between needs and available services. The total number of arrivals from Sudan since April 2023 reached 916,838 at the end of February 2026. Women and children comprise 86% of arrivals. Simultaneously, the Lac Province continues to face acute security volatility. This instability is driving thousands toward urban centres and internally displaced person sites, further saturating an already fragile response system.
In February 2026, UNFPA Chad deployed 98 midwives in humanitarian zones across 72 health facilities in the east, the south and the Lac provinces. These midwives supported 64% of the total number of antenatal consultations, postnatal consultations and deliveries provided in UNFPA-supported facilities. UNFPA also intensified its multisectoral response to address the “protection vacuum” in Eastern Chad, where a surge in new arrivals at Adré significantly increased the number of vulnerable women and girls. UNFPA delivered life-saving gender-based violence services including psychosocial support, medical care, case management, distribution of dignity kits, maintaining support for 38 safe spaces, and conducting outreach sessions.
As of February 2026, UNFPA has secured US $476,000 toward its $18.7 million requirement, leaving a critical funding gap of 97.5%. Additional support is urgently needed to ensure essential, life-saving services are available and accessible to the most vulnerable people in Chad.
