WHO: World Ignores Catastrophic Humanitarian Situation in Sudan

Displaced Sudanese children stand in the courtyard of a school, where their families took refuge, near Gadaref city in war-torn Sudan on March 6, 2024. Volunteers prepare food for internally displaced Muslim devotees for their breaking fast meal during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in Gedaref on March 13, 2024.

April marks the one-year anniversary of the war in Sudan, sparked by a power struggle between two rival generals. Aid organizations say the war is having catastrophic consequences for the population of nearly 49 million people — more than half of whom need life-saving humanitarian assistance.