Sudan crisis: Civilians facing 'catastrophe' as 100,000 flee fighting - UN
Source: BBC
Sudan crisis: Civilians facing 'catastrophe' as 100,000 flee fighting - UN
2 May 2023
By Farouk Chothia in London & Imogen Foulkes in Geneva
BBC News
More than 100,000 people have fled Sudan since heavy fighting broke out between rival forces on 15 April, the UN has said.
Officials warned of a "full-blown catastrophe" if fighting does not end.
A further 334,000 people have been displaced within Sudan.
Fighting is continuing in the capital, Khartoum, between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), despite a ceasefire due to be in force.
On Monday, the UN special envoy to Sudan, Volker Perthes, told the AP news agency that the two sides had agreed to enter into talks to negotiate a "stable and reliable" ceasefire.
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