News Center- The conflict that erupted in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces on April 15, 2023 has entered its third year. The conflict has caused the world's largest displacement crisis and has destroyed the country's public infrastructure, including the health and education systems.

Due to the conflict, nearly 13 million people have fled their homes, with almost four million crossing into the neighboring countries. About 20,000 people have been killed in the conflict in the country.

“Two years into a devastating war, Sudan remains in a crisis of staggering proportions, with civilians paying the highest price,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement on the second anniversary of the Sudanese conflict.

“Indiscriminate shelling and airstrikes continue to kill and maim. Markets, hospitals, schools, places of worship and displacement sites are being attacked. Sexual violence is rampant, with women and girls subjected to horrific acts. Civilians suffer from gross violations and abuses from all warring parties.”

Almost 12 million people have fled their homes and more than 3.8 million of these have crossed into neighboring countries, said the statement. “More than 30 million people require humanitarian support. Half of the population – some 25 million people – are acutely hungry. As the lean season looms, famine has been identified in at least five locations and is projected to spread further.”

‘The world must not forget the people of Sudan’

In the statement, Antonio Guterres expressed his deep concerns about the ongoing flow of weapons and fighters into Sudan, calling for the end of the external support and flow of weapons. He also said that the world “must not forget the people of Sudan.”