Médecins Sans Frontières - 1 year of Conflict in Sudan- ENGLISH

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Date taken / Date Recorded 22/04/2024 12:19 PM

Country Sudan

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Additional Information / Shotlist 1 YEAR OF CONFLICT IN SUDAN
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A quarter of Sudan's population is displaced by conflict.
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50% of the Sudanese population
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does not have food security.
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The health system has collapsed.
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Today, Sudan is facing the worst situation
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this country has known
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in perhaps the last 100 years.
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Hello, I'm Sylvain Perron.
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I coordinate MSF’s projects in Sudan.
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Sudan has been at war since April 15, 2023.
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The Sudanese armed forces are fighting against the
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Rapid Support Forces (RSF),
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a paramilitary group.
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Today, the war in Sudan
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affects
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all 45 million Sudanese.
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In Khartoum, the needs are similar to the rest of Sudan:
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The need to treat children,
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to provide care for pregnant women who need to give birth,
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as well as the direct consequences of the war, taking care of the wounded
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and civilian victims,
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including surgical management of the wounded.
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Unfortunately, we also see many victims of sexual violence.
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What we've been seeing for a few weeks now,
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is a new trend with
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Sudanese fleeing violence, but they are fleeing the country
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because there is no humanitarian assistance,
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no food assistance.
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In other words, people have nothing to eat.
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The World Food Program
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has not carried out a massive food distribution in Darfur
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and in many areas of Sudan for several months,
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if not a year.
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Recently, the MSF teams
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conducted a nutritional survey
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in Zamzam camp in North Darfur province,
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showing a rise in malnutrition rates
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and an increase in mortality over the last few months.
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Today, Khartoum is a war zone.
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Many places in Darfur are war zones.
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We're having trouble getting medicine and
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medical supplies in.
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Another very important obstacle is the almost systematic obstruction
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from the Sudanese authorities
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to access certain areas, in particular
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those controlled by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
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If we're able to operate in these areas,
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it is thanks to the commitment of MSF’s Sudanese staff,
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who have been working hard since April 15
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to keep things going
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and provide medical assistance for the Sudanese population.
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What is extremely difficult
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is that humanitarian personnel are exposed
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to militia violence,
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just like the Sudanese population is highly exposed
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to this violence on a daily basis.
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The humanitarian community, if I can put it that way,
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is no match for the crisis.
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In many areas, MSF is unfortunately
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the only international organization on the ground
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providing assistance.
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There are Sudanese organizations that continue to work in many parts of the country,
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but it's necessary for humanitarian organizations,
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whether NGOs or UN agencies,
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to rise to the challenge of this crisis
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because MSF alone won't be able to respond
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to all the needs of the Sudanese population.