Global Courant 2023-04-30 14:33:36
After two weeks of fighting that has turned Khartoum into a war zone and rocked Sudan, a host of international mediators – including African and Arab countries, the United Nations and the United States – are putting their pressure on the two rival generals of Sudan to enter. conversations about solving the crisis.
However, so far they have managed only a series of fragile, temporary ceasefires that have not ended the fighting, but created enough calm for tens of thousands of Sudanese to flee to safer areas and for other countries to evacuate thousands of their compatriots. citizens on land, at sea and by air.
About 40,000 South Sudanese, Ethiopian and Eritrean refugees living in the capital have fled Khartoum and are displaced again since fighting broke out, the UN refugee agency said. Many are now sheltering in refugee camps in White Nile, Gadarif and Kassala states, said Fathi Kasina, a spokesman for the agency. Sudan has hosted more than 1.3 million refugees, including at least 800,000 from South Sudan, according to UN figures.
The people who remain in Khartoum live in rapidly deteriorating conditions. Most have been locked in their homes for days. Food, water and other services have become scarce and electricity has been cut off in much of Khartoum and other cities as fighters roam the streets, looting and destroying homes, shops, businesses and open-air markets.
At least 528 people, including civilians and combatants, have been killed and nearly 4,600 injured since April 15, according to the Sudanese health ministry. The Sudan Doctors Union keeps track of civilian casualties and has killed at least 387 civilians and injured 1,928.
Dr. Salah Tour said from West Darfur province that at least 113 civilians were killed on Thursday alone in the town of el-Geneina, where fierce fighting between tribal militias has raged despite the ceasefire. More than 190 civilians have died there this week, and most of them have not yet been added to the national death toll.
The healthcare system is on the brink of collapse with dozens of hospitals out of service. Several aid organizations have had to suspend operations and evacuate workers.
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