UN: Sudan faces the largest internal displacement crisis in the world

WORLD, Nov. 25 (YPA) – A report from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Sunday stated that Sudan is facing the largest internal displacement crisis in the world, with over 3 million children displaced both within Sudan and across its borders since the beginning of the conflict.

The report added that one in every three people in Sudan is suffering from severe food insecurity.

According to the report, the ongoing violence and insecurity have led to an increase in civilian casualties, significant damage to infrastructure and vital facilities, and widespread displacement.

“More than 7.4 million people forced to leave their homes in search of safety within and outside Sudan. Together with the 3.8 million internally displaced persons, from past internal conflict, Sudan currently faces the largest internal displacement crisis in the world and the most significant child displacement crisis, with more than 3 million children displaced inside and outside the country.”

The report also indicated that nearly one in three people in Sudan is acutely food insecure, while the already-fragile health system is in tatters, with looming disease outbreaks, including an alarming cholera outbreak, as well as dengue fever, measles and malaria.

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