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New York City: Almost two years after the civil war in Sudan, the humanitarian crisis continues in a spiral, with more than 13 million people now displaced by force and human rights that intensify, warns the UN Agency for refugees.

“This is a very, very sad milestone,” said Mamadou Dian Bald, the regional director of agencies for the east and horn of Africa and the great lakes.

In statements to the Nairobi press, he said that “about 9 million Sudanese are internally displaced, and almost 4 million have fled to neighboring countries,” which makes it the largest and greatest growth crisis in the world.

Balde also highlighted the recent atrocities at the Zamzam Displacement site, and in Abu Shouk near the city or the phase in Darfur, describing them as “simply unacceptable events … another example of the massive violations of human rights that happen.”

The country has been locked in conflict since April 15, 2023, in the midst of a power struggle between the Sudanese army and the rival militia of the rapid support forces.

Dozens of civilians were murdered on Friday and Saturday in attacks by the RSF in the Phase, Zamzam, Abu Shouk and other nearby places in the state of North Darfur, where displaced people are protected.

The UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Monday that preliminary figures produced civil deaths in 300, including 10 humanitarian workers of the non -governmental organization Relief International, which were killed while operating a health camp.

The El Pasher area has been under siege for more than a year, eliminating hundreds of thousands of people from humanitarian aid that saves lives. Hungry conditions have been identified in Zamzam and two other nearby displacement fields, as well as 10 other areas in Sudan. Another 17 run the risk of hunger as soon as next month.

The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guerres, asked the perpetrators of the last attacks to be taken before justice. As the second anniversary of the conflict approaches, they urged all parties to “immediately cease fighting and take measures towards an inclusive political process to put Sudan on a path to peace and stability.”

More than two thirds of the population of Sudan, 30.4 million people, urgently require humanitarian aid, with millions of famine at risk. About 80 percent of hospitals in conflict areas no longer work, leaving millions without access to essential medical care in an increase in shoots or disease.

Tens of thousands of Sudanese have been killed in the midst of indistriminated attacks against civilians, even in Darfur, where ethnic violence has constantly increased.

Guterres renewed his call for the international community to join in their efforts to end this “frightful conflict.”

Balde said that the spill of war extends far beyond the borders of Sudan and now affects countries that were not an initial part of the regional refugee response, such as Uganda and Libyya.

“This is no longer just a regional problem,” he added. “Sudan is in the center of the African continent, already measure that this crisis continues, more people are in motion, towards southern Africa, the Gulf and Europe.”

The UN refugee agencies of $ 1.8 billion regional refugee response plan, whose objective is to support 4.9 million refugees and their reception communities, is only 10 percent founded, a bald level laments as “extremely extremely low.”

He continued: “If you are in the room, soon, the month of the year and only founded to 10 percent, the level of support for food, water, refuge and education will be minimal.

“The communities that do not have enough have shared what they have. That is the true spirit of solidarity but cannot do it alone.”

Donors urged to intensify a conference in London on Tuesday in which 20 ministers of foreigners will discuss the Sudan crisis.

“An expected result is greater support for both refugees and host governments,” he said. “Refugees need urgent support and save lives: food, health, shelter, protection services.”

In addition to financial aid, he emphasized the need for an explosion of high fire: “The people I see at the borders with Chad or South Sudan tell us one thing: they want normality so they can return home and take care of themselves.”

The neighbor South Sudan, who was already fighting with his own internal tensions, has recovered more than 1 million people from Sudan, which adds to the loads he faces as a country with the second largest number or internally displaced to Sudan.

“It is a very worrying situation,” said Balde, who said that contingency plans exist amid concerns about the renewed conflict in South Sudan.

Hello, they also addressed Conerns that surround the refugee registry, which is a key step towards the possible resettlement. He pointed out that the UN Agency for refugees supports national governments in this process, but warned: “Since financing decreases, it will be extremely difficult. That is not the spirit of the refugee convention.”

He concluded with a marked reminder: “One in three Sudanese is displaced. One in six internally displaced people worldwide is Sudanese. One in 10 refugees worldwide is from Sudan. Thus devastating this crisis has bean bone.”