By Mazin Omer and Preeti Kaur P.
Since it started in 2023” The war in Sudan has left approximately half of the country’s population, 25 million people, who need food assistance and it is estimated that 12 million people displaced from their homes. The war was a shock for many citizens who had the impression that the conflict would only last from 2 to 3 days. Two years later, the water facilities have been attacked without access to basic supplies, the markets have closed, the Sudanese population has been internally and externally displaced, there have been extreme violations of human rights, households have been raided and citizens have been raided and citizens have, and citizens have, and they have been bones, and citizens have, brochures and bones and bones and bones and bones and bones and bones bones. So gold, furniture and cars. This blog draws attention to the humanitarian side of the war in Sudan, focusing on community efforts in the field of neighbors and the medium and long term humanitarian impact of war.
Despite being a forgotten war in global media, Sudanese communities throughout the country have remained strong in their community efforts for despair for survival. This is particularly alarm since Sudan has 200 million acres of arable land, and is one of the most fertile countries in Africa. Despite being a country where there were no hunger before and people cultivated their own food, its population is now at risk of famine. Fast support forces and allied militias attacked water facilities in Jardum and the Darfur -rich region, leaving people without access to water for days until now. Moreoover, there is a growing number of deaths in refugee camps due to malnutrition, since water facilities were attacked and international organizations cannot deliver food to people in need in areas controlled by the militia.
However, communities have mobilized in their respective cities and cities to establish community -based kitchens in the middle of the risk of famine, also known as the Tekeya – A Sudanese word for a kitchen made of local resources. One of the many examples of this is the Khartum Aid Kitchen, which is one of the neighborhood kitchens for people from everywhere that can come and collect, ensuring that the greatest number of people are feed as possible, while there is an extreme shortage.
Communities also gathered to protect the health of the vulnerable and education of students. For example, insulin injections should be preserved in a cool place to be effective, so communities reuse the clay pot used to keep cold water to maintain fresh insulin injections so that people with diabetes can still access their life treatments. Moreoover, the conflict resulted in blackouts and displacements that students could no longer access their educational institutions. For those who needed to take their national high school exams, community members parked their cars and used the headlights to provide light for students to study, demonstrating a notable determination in the face of the crisis.
Medium and long term impact
These examples show the strength of the community in Sudan in the midst of what has been described as the world’s largest and fastest displacement crisis, but there are imminent and significant impacts in the medium and long term, with limited global support for treatment.
In the first place, there is an important psychological and mental health impact on Sudanese people, particularly in Jardum that had not had an experimental war before, so people did not expect it. They had the impression that it would only last 2 to 3 days, but now it has one leg almost two years. The psychological trauma of the sounds of bombings and bombings still triggers anxiety and flashbacks, just after people have found refuge in safer areas. In addition, there is the psychological burden of losing whole livelihoods of the comfortable Live Live had in a situation that did not foresee. This psychological trauma and stress caused an increase in cardiovascular disease. Physical health has also been affected in other ways, with an increase in deaths by indirect means of the conflict, which include medical care, nutrition and limited infections. This adds to direct and intentional murders and deaths related to war.
Most medical care providers are in the center or jartoum, with ferwer in other states. When people moved internally and moved to other states in large quantities, hospitals were rejected. People with chronic health conditions, such as atherosclerosis, diabetes and asthma, and those who needed urgent attention, were particularly affected. The new generation of health professionals could not practice medical and health professionals, since they could not advance their medical license and careers in the city center. This forced them to look for medical care work abroad. This reduction in medical care resources and the increase in demand for medical care services increased the burden of regional hospitals.
It also has an impact on the education of the future generation of students. Many current students have been trapped in their studies for 2 years since the conflict began, with less financial resources to pay their education, the inability to complete studies or practice the profession for which they have studied. This has implications not only in the future talent of Sudan, but also in the growth and development of the country after the war.
The Sudan War has been careless in global media in relation to other events, so local Sudanese communities were mainly based on themselves to survive. This is a testimony of the resilience of the Sudanese people, but it should be remembered that there are serious human rights violations and a humanitarian impact on Ons. Everything that people worked all their lives has been tasks in a matter of days, with the theft of health, belongings, gold and the future. With a greater understanding of the origins of war, the difficult human situation, the medium and long term implications, and with a more intensive support from the rest of the world, the future of Sudan could still preserve.
Despite the uncertainties, the Sudanese who fled the April 2023 war continue to sail for the delicate balance between the desire for home and adapt life in exile. While recreating the physical and cultural essence of the home is a challenge, many have found new forms of belonging through social networks and initiatives led by the community. However, for others, the decision to return is not necessarily through a calculated evaluation of safety or stability, but for deep emotional needs: the desire for familiarity, belonging and legitimacy, essential elements that exile, are discouraged, ITSPITET ITSPITPORT ITSPOT ITSPORTEPOTIESTES.
This piece It is part of a series that addresses the conflict, as well as other subjects related to Suran, such as employment, forced displacement, gender, humanitarian needs, migration and political participation.
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