Up until January, this year, Widat Muhammed Ali, 37, was a practicing lawyer in Sudan. She lived happily with her husband of 11 years, who is also a lawyer, together with their children who were studying at an international school.
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Uganda is already one of the largest refugee hosting countries in the world, and the rise in Sudanese refugees arrivals is straining the country's resettlement infrastructure. A case in point is the Kiryandongo refugee settlement in mid-western Uganda. Food insecurity among refugees is also widespread, as are health concerns like respiratory tract infections, malaria, and a range of non-communicable diseases. In fact, Widat's son has been sick while at the camp.
Widat has not heard from her husband since August 2023. Without internet access, she has been unable to know the fate of her family, including her husband."Although there is a war there, I will return to Sudan. It is better for me than to suffer like this." Since, 15 April, last year, 1.76 million people have crossed Sudan's borders going mainly to Chad, South Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia, Uganda and Central African Republic according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees . The UNHCR says about US$ 2.7bn is needed for this year's Sudan humanitarian response plan but, less than 6% has been funded so far.
"The conflict has resulted in significant loss of life, displacement, and economic strain. Beyond the figures, our new report aims to show the very real, multifaceted, human impact of the crisis on the people that have become displaced due to an entire year of this conflict." In the meantime, humanitarian agencies say, it is critical that both parties respect their commitments to protect civilians and remove all obstacles to the delivery of humanitarian assistance, and morally incumbent that donors urgently increase the funding needed to support an expansion of operations.
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