My colleague Declan Walsh and photographer Ivor Prickett recently spent three weeks in Sudan, gaining rare access to a country devastated by conflict since April 2023. The war has displaced millions and sparked a looming famine that threatens the lives of hundreds of thousands of children.
Khartoum, once one of Africa's largest cities, is now a charred battleground due to a feud between two generals that has plunged Sudan into civil war. This conflict has created one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters, with U.S. estimates suggesting up to 150,000 fatalities since the fighting began.
The United Nations reports that nine million people have been forced from their homes, making Sudan the site of the largest displacement crisis in the world. Additionally, Darfur faces the threat of another genocide, echoing the war crimes that occurred there two decades ago.
The U.N. warns that famine could claim the lives of more than 220,000 children in the coming months, potentially rivaling the catastrophic Ethiopian famine of the 1980s if left unchecked.
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