Despite the crises it is going through, the country has always been hospitable. As of early 2024, it is hosting more than one million forcibly displaced people, including 972,000 refugees from conflicts in neighbouring Sudan, the Central African Republic and Cameroon. More than 134,000 refugees and asylum-seekers from the Central African Republic have crossed the border to Chad, fleeing various waves of violence since 2005, representing 11% of the refugee population. They are settled in six provinces (Logone Oriental, Mandoul, Moyen Chari, Salamat, Mayo Kebi-Est, Ndjamena). 73% live in 06 camps and 27% in 18 villages. Chad ranks 3rd among countries that have granted asylum to Central African refugees after Cameroon (353,701) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (211,000 people). 

In the camps and sites, as well as in the host localities, the socio-economic conditions are harsh, and the protection challenges are numerous. According to the fourth survey on household living conditions and poverty in Chad (ECOSIT 4), conducted in 2018, 3.4 million women and 3.1 million men, or about 42% of the Chadian population, live below the national poverty line of 242,000 CFA francs per year. Nearly 89% of poor households are in rural areas, where low-productivity agriculture and livestock are the main means of subsistence.

Poverty rates are highest in the border regions of the Central African Republic, Cameroon, Sudan and Nigeria. These areas are affected by conflict and instability in neighbouring countries, and they host thousands of refugees and internally displaced persons. Approximately 80% of refugees and the host community are unable to access basic food and non-food needs.

Despite its own challenges and the needs of its own population, Chad has maintained its commitment to refugees and ensured access to its services, including education, health care, and livelihoods.

Since the 2019 Global Refugee Forum, Chad has experienced exponential growth in the number of refugees hosted on its territory due to cycles of instability in neighbouring countries (Cameroon, Nigeria, Central African Republic and Sudan). The year 2023 is particularly marked by an ongoing influx of Sudanese refugees that has already pushed more than 970,000 people to seek asylum in Chad. 

Since the 2019 forum, Chad has distinguished itself by taking measures to respect the commitments made, the most illustrious being the adoption of Law No. 027/PR/2020 of 31/12/2020 on asylum in the Republic of Chad and its Decree No. 0648/PT/MP/MATDBG/2023 on the modalities of application of the law on asylum in the Republic of Chad. Chad has also integrated refugees into all levels of the education system and has adopted the law on the protection and assistance of internally displaced persons.

UNHCR is assisting 134,000 Central African refugees with protection services, cash distribution, identity documents, voluntary return, protection and access to social services (education, health and WASM), shelter and empowerment programmes.

As a host country, Chad is one of the seven countries that are part of the steering committee of the platform to support solutions for people forcibly displaced by the crisis in the Central African Republic. The platform supported Chad in the establishment of the national technical committee and the development of the national action plan. 

Developed by the national technical committee composed of various state actors and under the leadership of the government, the national action plan constitutes the roadmap for the implementation of the strategic axes of the Yaoundé Declaration, describing Chad's priorities in this area, in particular the popularization of the Yaoundé Declaration and the implementation of the Yaoundé Declaration.  the issuance of biometric identity cards, the strengthening of national refugee support systems, the promotion of villagization and vocational training.