{"id":187295,"date":"2013-07-09T20:17:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-09T20:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/sudanese-refugees-in-chad-face-bleak-ramadan\/"},"modified":"2013-07-09T20:17:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-09T20:17:00","slug":"sudanese-refugees-in-chad-face-bleak-ramadan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudanese-refugees-in-chad-face-bleak-ramadan","title":{"rendered":"Sudanese refugees in Chad face bleak Ramadan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Sudanese refugees at the camps in eastern Chad are facing the month of Ramadan with a shortage of food rations. Commodity prices are also rising at the markets.<\/p>\n<p>Haider Suleiman Gardia, the head of camp Toulom, appealed via Radio Dabanga to humanitarian organisations and the World Food Programme (WFP) to take make special consideration for the holy month of Ramadan by increasing food rations for the refugees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMonthly food rations have been reduced to a cup of sugar, a bottle of oil and 450 grams of millet for a household of five,\u201d he explained. \u201cThe market process prices for dates, sugar and oil are very high, and not affordable to refugees,\u201d Gardia said.<\/p>\n<p>Sheikh Issa Tijani, the head of camp&nbsp;Kounongou&nbsp;reported to Radio Dabanga that most of the needs of Ramadan are lacking at markets near the camp, explaining that the refugees cannot afford to purchase the available goods due to the high prices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSugar and date prices now range between SDG3000-4000 ($680-$900),\u201d he explained, echoing Gardia\u2019s appeal to humanitarian organisations and the WFP to increase the food rations for refugees during the holy month of Ramadan.<\/p>\n<p><em>File photo<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Related:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiodabanga.org\/node\/52667\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harsh climate takes toll on shelter for Sudanese refugees in Chad <\/a>(1 July 2013)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiodabanga.org\/node\/49509\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reduced WFP rations for Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad<\/a> (20 May 2013)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiodabanga.org\/node\/49213\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNHCR \u2018in race against time\u2019 to deliver aid to Sudanese refugees in Chad<\/a> (17 May 2013)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<!--break--><\/p>\n<div class=\"sws_supernormalaction\"><button on=\"tap:superwebshare-lightbox\" class=\"superwebshare_normal_button1 superwebshare-button-large superwebshare-button-square superwebshare_prompt superwebshare_button_svg\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color: #d52631;\" ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"superwebshare-svg\"  fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M789.86,323.67c91.79,0,164.25-72.46,164.25-164.25S881.64,0,789.86,0S625.6,72.46,625.6,164.25c0,4.83,0,14.49,0,24.15L306.76,371.98c-24.15-24.15-57.97-33.82-96.62-33.82c-91.79,0-164.25,72.46-164.25,164.25s72.46,164.25,164.25,164.25c38.65,0,72.46-14.49,96.62-33.82L625.6,821.26c0,9.66,0,14.49,0,19.32c0,86.96,72.46,159.42,159.42,159.42s159.42-72.46,159.42-159.42s-67.63-159.42-154.59-159.42c-33.82,0-67.63,9.66-96.62,33.82L374.4,526.57c0-9.66,0-19.32,0-24.15s0-14.49,0-24.15l318.84-188.41C717.39,314.01,751.21,323.67,789.86,323.67z\" \/><\/svg><span>Share article<\/span><\/button><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sudanese refugees at the camps in eastern Chad are facing the month of Ramadan with a shortage of food rations. Commodity prices are also rising at the markets. Haider Suleiman Gardia, the head of camp Toulom, appealed via Radio Dabanga to humanitarian organisations and the World Food Programme (WFP) to take make special consideration for the holy month of Ramadan by increasing food rations for the refugees. \u201cMonthly food rations have been reduced to a cup of sugar, a bottle of oil and 450 grams of millet for a household of five,\u201d he explained. \u201cThe market process prices for dates, sugar and oil are very high, and not affordable to refugees,\u201d Gardia said. Sheikh Issa Tijani, the head of camp\u00a0Kounongou\u00a0reported to Radio Dabanga that most of the needs of Ramadan are lacking at markets near the camp, explaining that the refugees cannot afford to purchase the available goods due to the high prices.\u201cSugar and date prices now range between SDG3000-4000 ($680-$900),\u201d he explained, echoing Gardia\u2019s appeal to humanitarian organisations and the WFP to increase the food rations for refugees during the holy month of Ramadan. File photo Related: Harsh climate takes toll on shelter for Sudanese refugees in Chad (1 July 2013) Reduced WFP rations for Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad (20 May 2013) UNHCR \u2018in race against time\u2019 to deliver aid to Sudanese refugees in Chad (17 May 2013) \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-187295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sudanese refugees in Chad face bleak Ramadan - Dabanga Radio TV Online<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudanese-refugees-in-chad-face-bleak-ramadan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sudanese refugees in Chad face bleak Ramadan - Dabanga Radio TV Online\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Sudanese refugees at the camps in eastern Chad are facing the month of Ramadan with a shortage of food rations. Commodity prices are also rising at the markets. Haider Suleiman Gardia, the head of camp Toulom, appealed via Radio Dabanga to humanitarian organisations and the World Food Programme (WFP) to take make special consideration for the holy month of Ramadan by increasing food rations for the refugees. \u201cMonthly food rations have been reduced to a cup of sugar, a bottle of oil and 450 grams of millet for a household of five,\u201d he explained. \u201cThe market process prices for dates, sugar and oil are very high, and not affordable to refugees,\u201d Gardia said. Sheikh Issa Tijani, the head of camp\u00a0Kounongou\u00a0reported to Radio Dabanga that most of the needs of Ramadan are lacking at markets near the camp, explaining that the refugees cannot afford to purchase the available goods due to the high prices.\u201cSugar and date prices now range between SDG3000-4000 ($680-$900),\u201d he explained, echoing Gardia\u2019s appeal to humanitarian organisations and the WFP to increase the food rations for refugees during the holy month of Ramadan. 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