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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, urged that the countries bordering Sudan, which has been shaken by fighting for the past two months, must keep their borders open. More than half a million people had fled the country
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, urged that the countries bordering Sudan, which has been shaken by fighting for the past two months, must keep their borders open. More than half a million people had fled the country.
The fighting in Sudan that started on April 15th between the army, commanded by General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhane, and the paramilitary rapid support forces (RSF), led by General Mohamed Hamdane Daglo, left more than 2,000 people dead, according to some sources. The number of people who had fled Sudan to seek refuge abroad had now exceeded 500,00. The number of displaced persons in the country had reached two million. Over150,000 people have fled Darfur to neighbouring Chad, which is already hosting tens of thousands of refugees, particularly from Cameroon and the Central African Republic. Chad is a least developed country. Many Sudanese have also fled to South Sudan and Egypt.
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According to the UN, 25 million Sudanese – more than half the population now, need humanitarian aid to survive. The international community pledged some US$1.5 billion to help Sudan. This can meet only half of the required expenses.
