Sudan's clashes force over 510,000 people into South Sudan: UN humanitarian agency


JUBA, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Violent clashes that erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan have forced 516,658 individuals into South Sudan since mid-April 2023, the UN humanitarian agency said Thursday.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said 81 percent of the arrivals were South Sudanese and 18 percent were Sudanese.

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