In Sudan's Blue Nile state, nearly 22,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in the past week due to escalating conflict. The United Nations has called for the protection of civilians and for access to humanitarian aid to be allowed.
On Tuesday, the United Nations announced the displacement of 22,000 people over the past seven days in Blue Nile State in south-eastern Sudan, as a result of the escalation of fighting in Qaisan governorate over the past seven days. The United Nations Office of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) warned in a statement that continued violence in the Sudan continued to put civilians at risk and forced thousands of people to flee [...]