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- UNHCR says aid ships must detour around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope, adding 25 days to deliveries.
- Transport costs for 2,018 metric tons from Dubai to Sudan and Chad rose to $1.87 million from $927,000, which UNHCR attributes to Iran-related war risks, higher fuel prices and congestion at Jeddah and Mersin.
- Spokeswoman Carlotta Wolf warned that each extra transport dollar reduces aid, while UNHCR’s $8.5 billion appeal is only 23 percent funded.
