Around 200,000 people flee Sudan to escape fighting as fierce battles continue between two rival military factions – UN
Another 700,000 people have also been displaced within Sudan since mid-April. Photo: AFP Archive
"As violence in Sudan continues for a fourth week, nearly 200,000 refugees and returnees have been forced to flee the country, with more crossing borders daily seeking safety," UN refugee agency spokeswoman Olga Sarrado told reporters in Geneva on Friday. "I think it is a first step, it is an important first step," he told reporters in Geneva via video link from Port Sudan, hailing in particular that the sides had committed"continue talks" under US and Saudi mediation.
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