As more refugees arrive in neighbouring countries, host communities are struggling. Nearly 1 million others have fled across its borders. Millions of people have been displaced inside Sudan. The conflict has decimated the healthcare sector, with most hospitals out of service. Most people have no access to medical treatment. Cases of measles, malaria, whooping cough, dengue fever, and acute watery diarrhoea are being reported across the country. Vector-borne diseases are spreading, posing a lethal risk, especially to those already weakened by malnutrition. Hundreds of thousands of children are severely malnourished and at imminent risk of death if left untreated. Some places have already run out of food. The longer the fighting continues, the more devastating its impact. I am also extremely worried about the safety of civilians in Al Jazirah State, as the conflict moves closer to Sudan’s breadbasket. In West Kordofan’s capital, El Fula, humanitarian offices have been ransacked and supplies looted. In South Kordofan’s capital, Kadugli, food stocks have been fully depleted, as clashes and road blockages prevent aid workers from reaching the hungry. The intense fighting that has ravaged the capital Khartoum and Darfur since mid-April has spread to Kordofan. This viral conflict – and the hunger, disease and displacement left in its wake – now threatens to consume the entire country. (New York, 25 August 2023): The war in Sudan is fueling a humanitarian emergency of epic proportions.
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