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DARFUR REFUGEES IN CHAD

The world's worst humanitarian crisis has been unfolding in Sudan's western region of Darfur. More than two million people are estimated to have fled their homes and at least 180,000 are thought to have died during the crisis. Sudan's government and the pro-government Arab militias are accused of war crimes against the region's black African population, although the United Nations has stopped short of terming it a genocide. Between 100,000 and 140,000 Sudanese refugees have crossed the border and are sheltering in camps on Chad territory. This massive influx of refugees has put the local Chadian population, already living in fragile conditions, at risk. While the people of Chad are sympathetic and try to help the best they can, soon their own resources will also be exhausted.