The UN has warned millions of people have been displaced after violence has driven entire communities from their homes as nearly 700 civilians have been killed in the conflict during this year alone
Nearly 700 civilians have been killed in a series of horrifying terror attacks since the start of the year in what has been called “the world’s largest humanitarian crisis” by the United Nations.
The brutal civil war in Sudan has entered its fourth year, displacing millions of civilians due to the violence as the conflict between the Sudanese army and the RSF paramilitary group rages on.
The United Nations’ Aid Chief Tom Fletcher released a statement on the day before the war’s three-year anniversary. The UN chief said: “Millions have been driven from their homes across Sudan and beyond its borders, with entire communities emptied and families uprooted time and again. The risk of wider regional instability is high.”
Fletcher said last year, humanitarians were able to reach 17 million people with support and this year the body was striving try to help 20 million people. However “the response is critically underfunded,” he said.
The UN boss added: “We need action now – to stop the violence, protect civilians, ensure access to communities in greatest danger, and fund the response. This grim and chastening anniversary marks another year when the world has failed to meet the test of Sudan.”
Other international bodies have sounded the alarm on the horrific consequences the conflict has had. The International Committee of the Red Cross has stated over 11,000 people have been reported missing since the war started, on 15 April 2023. The body also added the figure has risen sharply in the past year.
The horrific civil war was sparked after a power struggle descended into widespread violence in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, and in other areas across the country. The bloody conflict has created the largest humanitarian crisis on the planet and has also pushed parts of the African nation to famine.
The UAE has been accused of backing and funding the RSF. Despite the accusation the UAE’s foreign ministry pushed back against the allegations.
The anniversary of the war follows a shocking drone strike which was launched from Sudan which killed 17 mourners who were attending a funeral.
The horrific attack was launched from Sudanese territory and hit a border town in the east African country Chad last month. Doctors Without Borders, also known as Médecins Sans Frontières, said 123 people were wounded from the strike and 66 people were rushed to hospital after being seriously injured.
The barbaric strike hit the town of Mabrouka in the Wadi Fira, Chad, with a military spokesman announcing all of those killed were civilians. The attack is suspected to have been carried out by a drone from a Sudanese paramilitary group – the Rapid Support Forces.
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