Wed. Nov 13th, 2024

More than 25 million people, including 14 million children, are in dire need of humanitarian assistance in Sudan due to the ongoing war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), UN experts say.

More than 30 independent UN experts said the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Sudan has led to unprecedented mass displacement, with an estimated 9 million internally displaced people, representing about 13 per cent of all IDPs globally.

The experts pointed out that Sudan is facing the largest child displacement crisis in the world after the displacement of nearly 4 million children, and about 20 million Sudanese children do not attend school, and are exposed to family separation, recruitment and use by armed groups.

The majority of IDPs reside in host communities and so-called “assembly sites”, including schools, informal settlements or open areas and abandoned buildings, and live in dire conditions with limited support from international aid organizations.

Experts stressed that the displaced suffer from severe food shortages and lack access to safe drinking water, health care, basic medical supplies, and sanitation.

The experts called for the speedy resumption of inclusive political negotiations, accompanied by a humanitarian ceasefire, and for a path to inclusive and sustainable development.

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