Refugees.

The UN refugee agency and UNICEF have stated that an escalating crisis in eastern DR Congo has led to the displacement of over 450,000 people in recent weeks. Violent clashes between armed groups and government forces have forced people to make difficult choices, such as risking death to feed starving children or risking rape to collect firewood. Limited humanitarian access and the obstruction of major routes have further exacerbated the severity of the crisis, with around 200,000 displaced people cut off from aid. In Chad, the World Food Programme has warned that a lack of funds threatens to halt food and nutrition assistance for over a million people, including newly arrived Sudanese refugees. The organization's capacity to help is spread thin due to funding constraints from other crises. The situation is particularly dire in Sudan's western region of Darfur, where a fresh wave of refugees is fleeing an unimaginable humanitarian crisis. Without sufficient funds, the WFP will be forced to suspend assistance to internally displaced people and refugees from Nigeria, CAR, and Cameroon, and from January, this suspension will be extended to 1.4 million people across Chad, including new arrivals from Sudan. To continue supporting crisis-affected populations in Chad, the WFP urgently requires $185 million. Doctors Without Borders has also warned of acute malnutrition among Sudanese child refugees in Chad. [Extracted from the article]