“The
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on
Monday that as many as 166,000 people were forced to flee their homes
in 2015. [...] According to UN figures, the deadly conflict in
Sudan’s highly volatile region had resulted in the displacement of
286,000 people last year.”
“The
UN official [Ivo Freijsen] noted that the world body is still
concerned about the 2.5 million internally displaced persons (IDPs)
in the region who have fled their homes since the outbreak of the
conflict 15 years ago.”
“Darfur
has been the scene of violence since 2003, when rebels took up arms
against the government in Khartoum. There has also been tribal
fighting in the region. [...] The UN estimates that the violence in
Darfur has so far killed some 300,000 people. Khartoum, however
disputes the figure, estimating the death toll to be no more than
10,000.”
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