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Sudan war 'threatens to consume the entire country': UN


A grab from a UGC video posted on the X platform (formerly Twitter) on Aug. 22, 2023 reportedly shows members of the Sudanese army firing at Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters in what they say is the al-Shajara military base in Khartoum. (Credit: UGC / AFP)

War and hunger risk destroying Sudan where fighting between rival generals erupted in mid-April, the United Nations warned on Friday.

The conflict "and the hunger, disease and displacement left in its wake, now threatens to consume the entire country," Martin Griffiths, under-secretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator said in a statement.


War and hunger risk destroying Sudan where fighting between rival generals erupted in mid-April, the United Nations warned on Friday.



The conflict "and the hunger, disease and displacement left in its wake, now threatens to consume the entire country," Martin Griffiths, under-secretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator said in a statement.