UN Official Calls for Humanitarian Intervention to Address Sudan, DRC Refugee Crises Geneva, 10 Mar (ONA) — The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
stressed the need for an urgent increase in life-saving support to
refugees and displaced persons in Sudan and eastern Democratic
Republic of the Congo (DRC).

UNHCR Regional Director for East Africa, the Horn of Africa and the
Great Lakes Region, Mamadou Dian Balde told the media that the
outbreak of conflict in Sudan in April 2023 led to a refugee crisis
that spread to neighboring countries.

He added that in less than two years, over 3.7 million people have
left Sudan and found themselves in a difficult situation in
neighboring countries.

Those displaced civilians due to the conflict in Sudan need
humanitarian assistance and an end to the violence to enable them to
return to their homeland, calling on donors to increase support to
meet the urgent needs of Sudanese refugees.
He added that before January, 2025, there were more than 800,000
refugees from the DRC in the Great Lakes region. — Ends/Khalid