KHARTOUM, Dec 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) disclosed that more than 12,000 people have died since fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces. paramilitary (RSF) in mid-April this year.
In its latest report OCHA said: “The Armed Conflict Point and Event Data Project (ACLED) estimates that approximately 12,190 people have been killed since fighting broke out in April.”
Compared to the previous four weeks, ACLED recorded a 10% decrease in fighting and a 38% decrease in explosions and remote violence in Sudan.
OCHA added that about 5.3 million people have been displaced in Sudan, of whom about 1.3 million have crossed into neighboring countries, including the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia and South Sudan.
Also according to OCHA, the number of suspected cholera cases in Sudan has more than doubled in the past month.
In a humanitarian report, OCHA cited data from the Sudanese Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) stating: “As of December 3, the number of suspected cholera cases has more than doubled in last month and reached 5,414 cases, including 170 deaths.”
The humanitarian agency added that 2.2 million people in Sudan have been vaccinated against cholera jointly launched by the Sudanese Ministry of Health and WHO last week.
Sudan is facing a deteriorating humanitarian situation since deadly clashes broke out between the SAF and RSF in the capital Khartoum and other areas on April 15.
In early May, Saudi Arabia and the United States sponsored negotiations between the warring parties in Sudan in the Saudi port city of Jeddah.
Several ceasefire agreements have been reached since then, but both sides have accused each other of violating them.
In November, OCHA estimated that about two-thirds of Sudan’s population did not have access to health care services and that more than 70% of medical facilities in conflict areas were no longer functioning. — NNN-AGENCIES
