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December 15, 2023

U.N. Warns Sudanese Conflict Pushing Civilians to Famine-Like Conditions
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The U.N. is warning hunger in Sudan's conflict zones is headed toward
famine-like conditions, as some Khartoum residents have been surviving
on a single small daily meal. Some 30 million people, roughly two-thirds
of the population, are in need of assistance in Sudan, according to the
U.N. That's double the number before fighting broke out in April between
the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces. The violence and
economic woes have devastated Sudan's agricultural sector, which has
also been hit by below-average rains.

Meanwhile, residents of the city of Omdurman, which lies on the west
bank of the Nile River, accuse Sudanese soldiers of looting and shooting
civilians in the Ombada district, the only area of the city still
controlled by government forces. The RSF has also been accused of
looting in areas under its control.


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