UN says it's planning for an outflow of 860,000 people from conflict-stricken Sudan, adding $445 million would be needed to support them just through October
Sudanese families rest and wait inside tents while on their way to Egypt through the Qustul border in Wadi Halfa. / Photo: Reuters
More than 100,000 people have already fled Sudan since deadly urban combat broke out on April 15 between Sudan's de facto leader Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, who commands the regular army, and his deputy turned rival Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who heads the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces . Even before fighting erupted, most humanitarian operations in countries neighbouring Sudan were already severely underfunded, with less than 15 percent of funding needs for 2023 covered on average, according to UNHCR.
The 860,000 planning figures do not mean the UN necessarily expects this number of people to flee, but that it believes it is possible and is laying financial and operational plans to meet the massive needs that could arise.
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