The United Nation estimates that more than one million people have fled Sudan to neighbouring states, while those inside the country are running out of food and dying due to a shortage of healthcare.

Fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has wracked Khartoum and triggered ethnically motivated attacks in Darfur, threatening to plunge Sudan into a protracted civil war and destabilize the region.

PHOTO | COURTESY sudan women looking for water

In a joint statement, the United Nations agencies stated that Farmers are running out of time to plant crops that will feed them and their neighbours. Medical supplies are in short supply making the situation critical.

Deputy Sovereign Council chief Malik Agar stated that At the end of the day, the war will end at a negotiating table.

According to the latest weekly data issued by the IOM, the war has forced 1,017,449 people to pass from Sudan into neighbouring countries, many of whom are already dealing with the effects of hostilities or economic problems, while those displaced within Sudan are estimated to number 3,433,025.

PHOTO | COURTESY residents fleeing


On April 15, fighting began over tensions related to a planned transition to civilian control, exposing citizens in the city and elsewhere to daily clashes and attacks.

Millions of people in Khartoum and cities in the Darfur and Kordofan regions have been subjected to rampant theft and lengthy power, telephone, and water outages.

PHOTO | COURTESY residents fleeing

"The remains of many of those killed have not been collected, identified, or buried," said Elizabeth Throssell, spokesman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, at a briefing in Geneva.

Sexual assault reports have risen by 50%, according to Laila Baker of the United Nations Population Fund.