Community Kitchens Shut Down at Kriari Camp, Leaving Sudanese Refugees at Risk of Hunger

Community kitchens at Kriari refugee camp in eastern Chad have stopped operating because of funding shortages, cutting off a vital source of food for thousands of Sudanese refugees.

Those affected include people who are ill, older residents, women and children. The shutdown leaves them facing the threat of hunger as support within the camp dwindles.

The loss of the kitchens comes alongside a worsening water crisis, adding to the difficulties refugees face in meeting their most basic needs.

Together, the food and water shortages are deepening the humanitarian emergency at Kriari, where a lack of funding has brought an essential lifeline to a halt.