SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Reuters - Factbox: Sudan's worsening humanitarian situation
1/4/2022: Reuters - Factbox: Sudan's worsening humanitarian situation
Reuters provided statistics on Sudan’s worsening humanitarian situation.
Sudan’s inflation rate of 250% is one of the highest in the world.
Aid groups estimate that 14.3 million, a third of Sudan’s population, will need humanitarian aid, reflecting an increase of increase of more than 50% in two years.
The UN World Food Programme says that about 18 million will face acute levels of food insecurity by September 2022, double last year, due to high prices, a reduced harvest, and conflict in some regions.
According to UN estimates, over 3 million are displaced across Sudan, about 2.5 million of them in Darfur.
Aid groups warn that violent incidents, usually in the form of militia attacks are increasing in Darfur, causing over 400,000 to flee, with many already in displacement camps.
Sudan is also home to 1.1 million refugees, including many from South Sudan Ethiopia and Eritrea.