“19 million people are facing acute hunger, according to the World Food Program (WFP)”

“Some 9 million people have been internally displaced, another 4.5 million have fled to neighboring countries”

“Around 217 health facilities have been targeted in verified attacks, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)”

“The conflict followed the 2019 ouster of longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir. The hoped-for transition lost out to the internal conflict between Burhan and Dagalo, his deputy at the time, as they sought to fill the power vacuum.”

“The country is now divided between the military in Khartoum who control much of the north, east and central regions, which include the country's Red Sea ports and oil refineries, and the RSF who control Darfur and parts of the Kordofan region in Sudan's south and west.”

“The war has taken on an international aspect due to interest in Sudan's oil fields and gold mines, with the military primarily getting support from Egypt and the RSF being supported, according to mounting evidence, by the United Arab Emirates, although the latter denies involvement.”

“Millions of people have been caught in the violence, including the rampant sexual violence. This is especially the case in Darfur where the RSF have been accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.”