Sudan is enduring one of the most severe humanitarian crises in recent memory, yet it remains largely overlooked on the global stage. Edem Wosornu, director of operations at the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), described the situation as a \"crisis of staggering scale and unimaginable brutality\" during a briefing to ambassadors at the Security Council on December 19.
The turmoil began on April 15, 2023, when civil war erupted in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, igniting clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). What started in the heart of the capital quickly spread across the nation, plunging Sudan into a state of relentless violence, widespread hunger, disease, and death.
Over a year of continuous fighting has devastated Sudan's infrastructure and displaced countless families, leaving the nation grappling with immense challenges. In October 2024, Ted Chaiban, assistant secretary-general of the United Nations and deputy executive director of UNICEF, visited Sudan and labeled the situation as \"one of the most severe in living memory.\" Despite these alarming assessments, the plight of Sudan remains increasingly forgotten by the international community.
The ongoing conflict has not only ravaged the land but also the spirit of the Sudanese people, who are in desperate need of sustained international support and attention to navigate through this humanitarian disaster.
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