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Nearly eight million people displaced by war in Sudan: UN

A Sudanese girl who fled the conflict in Darfur region and was previously internally displaced in Sudan, moves past makeshift shelters near the border between Sudan and Chad [Zohra Bensemra/Reuters]

Nine months into a bloody war, nearly eight million people have been forced from their homes in Sudan, the United Nations says, calling for urgent additional support to cope with the crisis.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees reported the alarming figure on Wednesday as High Commissioner Filippo Grandi concluded a visit to Ethiopia, to which many of the displaced people have fled. The UNHCR said it is facing a chronic shortfall in needed funds.

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