The conflict in Sudan has displaced more than four million people since April, according to the United Nations refugee agency, who have raised concerns about deteriorating sanitation in the camps where part of that population lives.
“The situation is unsustainable at a time when needs far exceed what can be met with available resources,” William Spindler, spokesman for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), said at a press conference, stressing that the situation is just as serious at the border posts. and transit centers in neighboring countries.
In the southern state of White Nile, shortages of essential medicines and other commodities are severely affecting health and food services in ten refugee camps, where 144,000 people have arrived from Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, according to an official source.