Since combat broke out in Sudan last month, at least 481 civilians have died and more than 2,560 have been injured. The number provided by the Sudanese Doctors Union represents a portion of the overall death toll, which stands at at least 700 since April 15.
Observers point out that even though more than 100,000 people have already left Sudan, civilians caught in the crossfire continue to suffer, with many of them queuing for what little bread there is.
Those who have survived nevertheless require care. There are also hundreds of people waiting at the border between Sudan and Chad.
“UNHCR is identifying sites far from here, at least 50 kilometres from here, to relocate people from the border so that the risk of insecurity, at least, is resolved, but also provide assistance to them.” says Brice Degla, UNHCR senior emergency coordinator in Chad.
The UN estimates that it will need $445 million to pay for essential assistance, only to help individuals who have been displaced by the violence get through the upcoming months.
In Dubai, supplies for the Sudan have been put into an aircraft. Despite the UN’s assessment that the humanitarian situation in and surrounding Sudan is sad, it’s a start.
While both sides believe they are “capable of winning the battle,” it is believed that there won’t be any progress in the peace negotiations.
