UN Continues to Scale Up Aid to Sudan, As Security Allows: Sudan
To complete the process, please follow the instructions in the email we just sent you."Our team, led by Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Violet Kakyomya, is, as thousands of people need transportation from border areas to other locations before roads become obstructed", added Mr. Dujarric.The UN emergency fund for education, Education Cannot Wait, has announced a $3 million grant for children seeking safety from the Sudanese conflict in Chad.
The funding injection brings the UN fund's total investments to support children's education in Chad to more than $41 million. With children representing almost 70 per cent of refugees in Chad,"education, protection and security needs grow as people keep arriving," said Olga Sarrado, UN refugee agency spokesperson.
Without access to safe and protective learning environments, uprooted girls and boys face a higher risk of child marriage, sexual violence, exploitation, hunger and recruitment by armed groups.
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