Calay News
Since mid-April, the army led by General Abdel Fatah al Burhan has been in conflict with the Rapid Support Forces (FAR) paramilitaries, under the command of General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, following the slogan “win or die.”
Over the course of this conflict, it is estimated that at least 3,900 people have lost their lives, a figure that is considered to be considerably underestimated. Among the victims are “at least 435 children,” according to Unicef, the UN agency for children, which also reports that at least 2,025 minors were injured during the conflict.
Unicef has documented “2,500 serious human rights violations, at least one every hour,” although the actual number is likely to be even higher. It is estimated that around 14 million children are in need of humanitarian assistance, thus highlighting the scale of the crisis.
The situation is heartbreaking, with children being killed, injured, and kidnapped daily, while schools, hospitals, and infrastructure are damaged or looted. Parents and grandparents who have experienced cycles of violence in the past now see their children and grandchildren facing the same horrifying experiences.
The conflict has driven more than 3.3 million people to flee their homes, of whom more than 700,000 have sought refuge in neighboring countries. The famine affects millions of people, and more than half of the Sudanese population, which reaches 48 million inhabitants, requires humanitarian assistance to survive.
Unfortunately, humanitarian aid faces obstacles as NGOs and the UN struggle to obtain the necessary permits from the authorities and international funding to adequately assist the vulnerable population.
The situation in Sudan is desperate and critical, with a series of interconnected crises reaching unprecedented levels. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) warns that the first 100 days of war have already left a trail of terror and devastation, and they fear that the next 100 days will be even more catastrophic. Violence persists, and the coming weeks could bring devastating floods, forced displacement, and epidemic outbreaks, further aggravating the precarious humanitarian situation in the country.
