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.