A United Nations refugee agency warned that Europe may be facing a wave of Sudanese migrants if a ceasefire agreement isn't signed soon.
The warring sides, the Sudanese military, and the Rapid Support Forces, led by General Abdel Fattah Burham and General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, respectively.
"The Europeans are always so worried about people coming across the Mediterranean. Well, I have a warning for them that if they don't support more refugees coming out of Sudan, even displaced people inside Sudan, we will see onward movements of people towards Libya, Tunisia and across the Mediterranean," UN official Filippo Grandi said. " There is no doubt."
More than 9 million are believed to have been displaced in Sudan, with 1.5 million having fled to neighboring countries in the months-long violence between the two factions.
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Chad, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, and Ethiopia are facing their own internal "fragilities" and are unable to provide sufficient assistance to refugees, added Grandi.
"When refugees go out and they don't receive enough assistance, they go further," Grandi said.
"Militias have even less hesitation to perpetrate abuse on civilians," he said, suggesting that it would create even more displacement. He further stated that conflicts in Congo, Afghanistan, and Myanmar should not be overlooked as the world's attention is fixed on Ukraine and Gaza.
"Gaza is a tragedy, it needs a lot of attention and resources, but it cannot be at the expense of another big crisis like Sudan," he said.
The United Nations says at least 12,000 people have been killed in Sudan's conflict, although local doctors groups say the true toll is far higher.
Regional leaders and allies in Africa have been trying to work out an end to the conflict, with help from Saudi Arabia and the United States, but several rounds of talks have been largely unsuccessful. Burhan and Dagalo have yet to meet in person since the conflict began.
HNGN has reported extensively on the war in Sudan and will continue to update our readership as additional details become available.
