Sudan faces largest humanitarian crisis recorded
Published: 03:12 PM,Dec 11,2024 | EDITED : 07:12 PM,Dec 11,2024
People walk past a destroyed vehicle, following shelling in Omdurman, Sudan. — Reuters
CAIRO: Sudan has become the 'biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded' after 20 months of devastating war between rival generals, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) said in a report released on Wednesday. 'The country accounts for 10 per cent of all people in humanitarian need, despite being home to less than 1 per cent of global population,' the New York-based organisation said in their 2025 Emergency Watchlist.
IRC's report highlights the 20 countries at greatest risk of humanitarian deterioration, with Sudan ranking highest on the list for the second year in a row. They said a total of 30.4 million people were in humanitarian need across the northeast African country, making it 'the largest humanitarian crisis since records began', the IRC said. There is no end to the war in sight, with both parties intensifying strikes on residential areas in recent weeks. The IRC warned of total 'humanitarian collapse', as the health crisis was set to worsen and both sides continued to 'choke humanitarian access'. — AFP
IRC's report highlights the 20 countries at greatest risk of humanitarian deterioration, with Sudan ranking highest on the list for the second year in a row. They said a total of 30.4 million people were in humanitarian need across the northeast African country, making it 'the largest humanitarian crisis since records began', the IRC said. There is no end to the war in sight, with both parties intensifying strikes on residential areas in recent weeks. The IRC warned of total 'humanitarian collapse', as the health crisis was set to worsen and both sides continued to 'choke humanitarian access'. — AFP