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The ongoing clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that started on 15 April 2023 have continued for 184 days as of 16 October.
Nearly 6 million people have been forced to flee Sudan since mid-April – an average of 1 million people per month. A story map UNHCR published to mark six months of the Sudan crisis described the impact on civilians and refugees caught in the crossfire as catastrophic.
Video: Three UNHCR Regional Directors have joined forces in Geneva to raise the alarm on the dire humanitarian situation in Sudan.
Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, said in a statement that the war in Sudan has plunged the country into one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history.
The UN Human Rights Council on 11 October established an Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan, in response to the ongoing war between the national army and paramilitary forces.