The conflict has already displaced more than 330,000 people in Sudan

African country the scene of clashes between the army and paramilitaries

The current conflict in Sudan has forced 334,000 people to flee their homes, according to figures released on Tuesday (2) by the United Nations (UN).

Of this total, more than 100,000 people are estimated to have fled to neighboring countries. According to Olga Sarrado, spokeswoman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), “more than 800,000 people” could flee Sudan due to fighting between the armed forces and paramilitaries.

According to Jens Laerke, spokesman for the United Nations Humanitarian Office in Geneva, only 14% of the sum of 1.75 billion US dollars requested to finance aid programs for the African country has so far been guaranteed.

“In other words, we have a funding gap of $1.5 billion,” he added.

The conflict in Sudan is between Generals Abdel Fatah al-Burhan, head of the Armed Forces, and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti and leader of the Rapid Support Forces (FAR) paramilitary group.

Former allies, the two have drifted apart amid mutual accusations of attempts to concentrate power. While Hemedti denounces an attempt to restore the old regime that backed dictator Omar al-Bashir, Burhan wants to integrate the FAR into the army to reduce the group’s autonomy. .

Source: Terra

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