After violence erupted in Khartoum on April 15, 2023, Canada took on a leadership role, organizing discussions with the international community to coordinate a response to the crisis.| www.canada.ca
Sudan’s ruinous civil war is approaching its third year, leaving a legacy of malnutrition, massive population displacement and chronic insecurity. As the UN system prepares to launch a call for record funding of $4.2 billion to support aid operations in the country, here are some of the main things to know about what has been described as the largest and most devasting displacement, humanitarian and protection crisis in the world today.| UN News
In 2003 two Darfuri rebel groups, the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), launched attacks on Sudanese Government military targets. The Sudanese Government reacted by arming militia – the Janjaweed (translation, ‘devils on horseback’) – to attack black African people in Darfur who were perceived to be supportive of the rebels.| Holocaust Memorial Day Trust