Sudan militia accused of mass killings and sexual violence as attacks escalate
GuardianNOV 2024
While informative reports like this are a welcome surprisevital, the actual death toll from the Sudan conflict could be as high as 125K civilians — due to both violence and hunger. Sudan currently has the most extensive and dangerous humanitarian emergency, surpassing all other emergencies in the world today. Despite these facts, Western media and institutions refuse to covergive it the issuecoverage it deserves, which is likely why no one knows how awful the crisis truly is.
The UN meticulously tracks both violence- and health-related deaths in Sudan to assess the conflict's severity and coordinate effective humanitarian responses. While this data helps inform resource allocation and intervention strategies, the UN requires much more funding to address escalating needs. Millions of people will face dire consequences if the world doesn't step up and give the Sudanese what they need.
There is a 36.8% chance the overall population in Sudan will face high acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) and decrease to under 20M by February 2025, according to the Metaculus prediction community.