mosaique.info logo
  1. home
  2. article
  3. Sudan at catastrophic breaking point, says UN agency

Sudan at catastrophic breaking point, says UN agency

ai generated text

The situation in war-torn Sudan is dire, with famine and floods exacerbating the challenges faced by millions of people. The conflict between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, which began in April 2023, has led to the displacement of over eight million people, with at least half of them being children. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) warns that the conditions will persist and worsen if the conflict and restrictions on humanitarian access continue. The IOM also notes that the war is marked by "appalling levels of rights violations, ethnic targeting, and massacres of civilian populations".

    1. Over the next three months, an estimated 25.6 million people will face acute food insecurity as the conflict spreads and coping mechanisms are exhausted.
    2. Restrictions on humanitarian access, including impediments imposed by parties to the conflict, have severely curtailed the ability of aid organizations to scale up and save lives, especially during the current rainy season.
    1. This was the only safe route for humanitarian aid to reach Central & (South) Darfur.