Since the outbreak of violence in Sudan nearly two months ago, nearly 1.9 million people have fled their homes. This is according to a report published on Tuesday by the UN Emergency Relief Office.
According to this data, nearly half a million displaced people have fled to neighboring countries. In addition to the capital Khartoum, the Darfur region in the west of the country, which has been torn apart by ethnic conflict for decades, is particularly affected by violent violence. After continued fighting and looting, the governor declared Darfur a “disaster zone”.
In Sudan, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of former deputy ruler Mohammed Hamdan Daglo, a militia-produced quasi-army numbering tens of thousands of fighters, have been battling forces led by de facto head of state Abdel Fattah al-Burhan since mid-April . The two generals seized power together in 2019 and 2021, but later fell apart. A transition to democracy demanded by the civilian population in the country in Northeast Africa, which has a population of some 46 million, has not materialised.
At least 866 people have been killed and more than 6,000 injured in the conflict, according to the Sudanese health ministry. The UN emergency aid agency also warned of the increasing sexual violence in the conflict. Since the beginning of the fighting, there has been targeted violence and abduction of women and children. However, these cases often go unreported. (aeg/sda/dpa)
Soource :Watson
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