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<p>HMG continues to monitor the humanitarian situation across Sudan, including the
conflict areas, with concern. Close to two million people live as Internally Displaced
People inside Sudan, with around 600,000 living precarious lives as refugees beyond
its borders. Sudan also hosts close to a million refugees, the majority from neighbouring
South Sudan. The United Nations has published estimates that 5.7 million people, including
all of those displaced, are in need of humanitarian support, although that number
may increase to 8 million people if the current economic crisis continues. The United
Nations has developed a response plan to meet the needs of 4.4 million people that
would cost $1.2Bn, and relies on the governing authorities in Sudan to facilitate
safe passage of these supplies and aid workers to reach those in need of assistance.
The UK’s Department of International Development in Sudan is prioritising the humanitarian
response and has already contributed £30 million this fiscal year.</p>
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