“As violence continues in Sudan for the fourth week, nearly 200,000 refugees and returnees have been forced to flee the country, and more people are crossing the border to seek refuge,” UNHCR spokeswoman Olga said. Sarado to journalists in Geneva.
The United Nations Migration Organization said earlier this week that more than 700,000 people had been displaced inside Sudan following the outbreak of fighting on April 15 that killed more than 750 and injured 5. 000 others.
Speaking of those fleeing Sudan, Sarado warned that “the humanitarian response is difficult and costly”, noting that “refugees and returnees arrive in remote border areas where services and infrastructure are scarce or non-existent, and the population host suffers under the weight of climate change and food shortages.
“The upcoming rainy season will make logistics more difficult when many roads become impassable,” she said.
For neighboring Chad, she said some 30,000 refugees had arrived in recent days, bringing the total number of those who arrived from Sudan in recent weeks to 60,000.
“Nearly 90% of the refugees are children and women, many of whom are pregnant,” she added.
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 20% of children aged 6 months to 5 years suffer from acute malnutrition.
On the other hand, Sarado said that the Commission welcomes the signing by the warring military parties in Sudan on Thursday evening of a declaration pledging to respect the rules that allow the delivery of humanitarian aid.
The two sides pledged during talks in the Saudi city of Jeddah on Thursday night to protect civilians, but nothing seemed to change immediately.
“We hope that (the agreement) will allow the delivery of much needed humanitarian aid and the restoration of basic services such as health care, water and electricity,” he said. she stated.
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