Sudan War

When did the current Sudan civil war begin?

April 15 2023

Who are the two main warring parties in Sudan's conflict?

 Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces

Who leads the Sudanese Armed forces

General Abdul Fatteh Al-Burhan

Who leads the rapid support forces

 General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo

What previous event linked the two generals now fighting each other?

They cooperated to topple dictator Omar al-Bashir in 2019

How many people have been displaced by Sudan's conflict?

11 million people (6.4+ million internally displaced)

What percentage of Sudan's population needs food aid?

50% (approximately 25 million people)

How has the UN described Sudan's humanitarian situation?

"World's biggest hunger crisis" and "world's largest displacement crisis"

What percentage of the 2024 Humanitarian Response Plan was funded (as of March 2024)?

Less than 5%

What specific accusation has been made against the RSF regarding the Masalit community?

Genocide and ethnic cleansing of the non-Arab Masalit community

What has characterized the international response to Sudan's crisis?

"Global indifference" despite the catastrophic scale

What death toll did the US envoy suggest Sudan's conflict could reach (May 2024 estimate)?

150,000

How many Ukrainian people face moderate- severe food insecurity

7.3 million, approximately 20% of the population.

Gaza

96% face food insecurity

The Sudanese armed forces are the

sudans official military

Rapid support forces are the

Powerful militia made official by the government

The RSF were created by who

The old president Omar al-Bashir to stop anyone overthrowing him

How did the RSF make money

By sending fighters to other countries wars, human trafficking and drug smuggling

Why are they fighting

They both want to be in charge of Sudan as they can’t decide who would be boss if they were one military

Where did the RSF come from

“Janjaweed” in Darfur who were known for attacking civilians.

How many people have been forced to flee their homes due to this conflict?

9 million

Capture-Recapture method first step

Compares multiple sources of mortality data to identify overlaps

Capture-Recapture method second step

Uses statistical modeling to estimate deaths not captured in any list

Capture-Recapture method third step

Employs log-linear modeling with Bayesian Model Averaging

comparing multiple lists how

hospitals, governmental records, social media

The invisible number

If Both lists have 100 people, and only 5 people appear on both lists that means your only catching 5% of the the total list

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