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The United Nations warned of an imminent famine in Sudan after the war entered its second year, which broke out on April 15, 2023, leaving about 15,000 dead, 8 million displaced, and 25 million people in dire need of assistance.
The head of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Sudan, Justin Brady, said, “Without more resources, we will not be able to stop the famine or provide basic assistance,” warning “of growing suffering and the possibility of it getting worse.”
He added, “The bleak conditions on the ground reached emergency level shortly after the outbreak of the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces,” stressing that “due to the deteriorating security situation, international agencies were forced to move from the capital, Khartoum, only a few weeks after the outbreak of fighting.” To Port Sudan – Eastern Sudan.
The UN official pointed out that “most of the food rations that people receive from agencies such as the World Food Program have already been cut in half.”
The head of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, stated last Friday that he is not ready to negotiate with the Rapid Support Forces, as long as the war continues, stressing his commitment to the “Jeddah Platform” and the necessity of “Rapid Support” implementing the commitments it has made.
The United Nations Fact-Finding Mission in Sudan reported last Thursday that the fighting that began nearly a year ago in the country left thousands of civilians dead and millions displaced.
Stephane Dujarric, chief spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said, “The mission said that the fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces has claimed the lives of thousands of civilians since it began in April last year.”
“More than 6 million people have been internally displaced, while nearly two million refugees have fled to neighboring countries,” Dujarric added, adding, “There are approximately 24 million people in need of assistance.”
Tomorrow, Monday, April 15, marks the first anniversary of the outbreak of widespread conflict in Sudan.
France, Germany and the European Union are scheduled to co-host a humanitarian conference for Sudan and its neighbors in Paris next Monday, according to Dujarric.
The violence that has erupted in Sudan since April last year has resulted in the killing of thousands of civilians, the displacement of millions, and the destruction of much of the country’s infrastructure, especially in the capital, Khartoum.
2024-04-16 06:12:48