Photo credit: Amnesty International
Sudan’s war reached its 1,000th day on Friday with a reminder of the civilian cost of the conflict between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group.
The Nrw Arab reports that the war has raged since April 2023, when the RSF seized parts of the capital, Khatoum, prompting airstrikes from the army. The conflict has claimed tens of thousands of lives, and uprooted several millions from their homes.
The UN’s aid coordinstion office, OCHA, said on Friday that civilians have been “paying the price for a war they did not choose.”
The latest UN data shows that 9.3 million people have been internally displaced, while 4.3 million have fled into neighbouring countries. A further 21 million people are believed to be living in acute food insecurity across the country.
The UN’s Children Fund, (UNiCEF) says that 5,000 young people have been displaced every dsy sincd the war started.
