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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Amelie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS

'Atrocious' Sudan War Pushing Refugees Further Afield: UNHCR Chief

The UNHCR has more than 20,000 staff in 143 countries, according to its website (Credit: AFP)

The UN's refugee chief questioned Sunday what future awaited the Sudanese people as the country's civil war rages, pushing its people ever further afield including to Uganda and Europe's maritime borders.

Since the start of the war in April 2023, "well over 10 million people have been chased away from their homes," two million of whom fled Sudan, Filippo Grandi told AFP in an interview, ahead of the annual UN General Assembly high-level week.

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