Almost 800,000 people in a city in Sudan are in really serious danger following the violence there is getting worse. The United Nations is warning that the violence could cause fighting between different groups throughout the region of Darfur.
A big fight started in Sudan a year ago between the Sudanese army and a group called Rapid Support Forces. This caused a lot of people to leave their homes and become refugees.
UN political affairs leader Rosemary DiCarlo told a group of 15 countries that there were fights between two groups in North Darfur and it was getting close to the capital city.
“Fighting in El Fasher could cause a lot of violence between different groups in Darfur,” DiCarlo warned, repeating a message from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
The UN said that about 25 million people in Sudan need help and 8 million have left their homes. This is half of the country’s population.
“The fighting is very dangerous for the 800,000 people living in El Fasher,” said Edem Wosornu, who leads UN aid efforts.
She said it could cause more fighting in other areas of Darfur, where over 9 million people desperately need help.
An organization supported by the United Nations and focused on food security said at the end of last month that urgent action is necessary to stop many people from dying and ensure that their lives and jobs don’t completely fall apart, and to avoid a major food crisis in Sudan.
At a meeting in Paris on Monday, people promised to give more than US$2 billion to help Sudan, which has been affected by war.
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800,000 people in Sudan City in “urgent, serious danger” – UN warns
