Sudan's forgotten war leaves millions hungry as global attention remains elsewhere
As multiple international crises grip the world, from Iran to Russia’s war in Ukraine, Sudan quietly remains one of the largest humanitarian and displacement disasters in the world.Since the outbreak of hostilities in 2023, over 14 million people have been displaced and nearly 34 million people are in desperate need of humanitarian support, accounting for 10% of global needs, according to the International Rescue Committee."The war in Sudan has caused the world's largest humanitarian crisis and has escalated into a regional war involving all of its neighbors as well as numerous Middle Eastern powers," Alan Boswell, Project Director for the Horn of Africa at International Crisis Group, told Fox News Digital."Despite this, world leaders continue to ignore the conflict, leaving it to subordinates. That approach continues to fail," Boswell added.COULD THIS AFRICAN NATION BECOME TRUMP'S NEXT TERROR TARGET AS JIHADISTS CLOSE IN ON POWER?The United Nations says that some 19.5 million people are experiencing acute hunger, and 4.5 million people have fled the country.The U.S.
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As multiple international crises grip the world, from Iran to Russia’s war in Ukraine, Sudan quietly remains one of the largest humanitarian and displacement disasters in the world.Since the outbreak of hostilities in 2023, over 14 million people have been displaced and nearly 34 million people are in desperate need of humanitarian support, accounting for 10% of global needs, according to the International Rescue Committee."The war in Sudan has caused the world's largest humanitarian crisis and has escalated into a regional war involving all of its neighbors as well as numerous Middle Eastern powers," Alan Boswell, Project Director for the Horn of Africa at International Crisis Group, told Fox News Digital."Despite this, world leaders continue to ignore the conflict, leaving it to subordinates. That approach continues to fail," Boswell added.COULD THIS AFRICAN NATION BECOME TRUMP'S NEXT TERROR TARGET AS JIHADISTS CLOSE IN ON POWER?The United Nations says that some 19.5 million people are experiencing acute hunger, and 4.5 million people have fled the country.The U.S. also recently imposed an additional round of sanctions against the Sudanese Armed Forces for allegedly using chemical weapons in 2024 in violations of the Chemical Weapons Convention.The Sudanese government denied the allegations.The Trump administration has made significant efforts in trying to mediate between Russia and Ukraine, as well as bring Israel’s war against Gaza to an end. The administration is also trying to uphold a shaky ceasefire that was agreed with Iran to halt the war that began on February 28."For three years, we have warned that Sudan was on the brink of catastrophe, and those warnings have gone unanswered," said International Rescue Committee Country Director Richard Data.Sudan’s recent outbreak of civil war, following years of coups and credible accusations of ethnic cleansing and genocide, persists under the radar.TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TOUTS MORE THAN $1B IN UN BUDGET CUTS AS REFORM PUSH GAINS MOMENTUMThe civil war broke out in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces led by Gen.
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- As multiple international crises grip the world, from Iran to Russia’s war in Ukraine, Sudan quietly remains one of the largest humanitarian and displacement disasters in the world.Since the outbreak of hostilities in 2023, over 14 million people have been displaced and nearly 34 million people are in desperate need of humanitarian support, accounting for 10% of global needs, according to the International Rescue Committee."The war in Sudan has caused the world's largest humanitarian crisis and has escalated into a regional war involving all of its neighbors as well as numerous Middle Eastern powers," Alan Boswell, Project Director for the Horn of Africa at International Crisis Group, told Fox News Digital."Despite this, world leaders continue to ignore the conflict, leaving it to subordinates. That approach continues to fail," Boswell added.COULD THIS AFRICAN NATION BECOME TRUMP'S NEXT TERROR TARGET AS JIHADISTS CLOSE IN ON POWER?The United Nations says that some 19.5 million people are experiencing acute hunger, and 4.5 million people have fled the country.The U.S.
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