United Nations, Jan. 10 -- Friday marks 1,000 days since the war in Sudan began, with civilians bearing the brunt of a conflict they did not choose, said UN humanitarians. Nearly 34 million people, or about two-thirds of the population, now need humanitarian assistance, making Sudan the world's largest humanitarian crisis, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
It is also the largest displacement emergency, with 9.3 million people displaced inside the country and more than 4.3 million refugees in neighboring states, the UN agency said. More than 21 million people are acutely food insecure nationwide. Famine has been confirmed in El Fasher in North Darfur and Kadugli in South Kordofan, with at least 20 othe...