The United Nations has reported that Sudan is still descending into chaos as conflict persists and the humanitarian crisis worsens.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Sudan (OCHA) stated in a press release on Monday, “Sudan continues to slide into chaos, with the humanitarian crisis worsening due to the devastating impact of the conflict on civilians in El Fasher and other hotspots.”
According to the statement, over the past three months, up to 143,000 people have been displaced from El Fasher locality in North Darfur due to clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces.
The total number of displaced people in Sudan since the outbreak of fighting in mid-April 2023 has reached approximately 7.3 million.
The war has also forced around two million people to seek refuge in neighboring countries, particularly Egypt, Ethiopia, Chad, Eritrea, and South Sudan, according to previous OCHA reports.
Since mid-April 2023, the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces have been engaged in a conflict that has resulted in around 13,100 deaths, according to the United Nations.
Mediation efforts led by the African Union, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and both Saudi Arabia and the United States have so far failed to end the armed conflict, which has now entered its second year.
The African Union recently decided to form a presidential committee, led by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and comprising several heads of state and leaders, to facilitate direct meetings between the leaders of the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces as soon as possible. The AU has called for an unconditional ceasefire.
