UN warns of mass refugee exodus amid escalating Sudan crisis

The United Nations’ refugee agency has warned that more than 800,000 people could flee Sudan if fighting continues, triggering a massive refugee crisis in the region. Already, more than 100,000 refugees have fled Sudan, and hundreds of thousands have been displaced internally. The conflict pits Sudan’s military against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, and has killed at least 500 people and injured thousands. The situation is reaching a “breaking point,” according to U.N. Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator Martin Griffiths. International efforts to push the warring factions to a peace deal have grown more urgent, as recent cease-fires have not been completely observed.