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Since the war in Sudan began last April, over 150 churches have been damaged or destroyed, according to a report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.

One year after fighting broke out between rival factions of Sudan’s military, the conflict in Sudan has had catastrophic impacts on almost every aspect of day-to-day life in the country. The ongoing fighting has resulted in significant loss of life, with over 14,700 people killed and almost 30,000 injured. More than 8.2 million people have fled their homes since the conflict started on April 15, 2023, making the conflict in Sudan the world’s largest displacement crisis.

One year on, the pervasive use of sexual violence as a weapon of war in the conflict in Sudan is laid bare in a new advocacy brief issued today by CARE and some of its partners, titled “Because They Are Women: How the Sudan conflict has created a war on women and girls.

Peacemaking efforts and attempts at ceasefire have all collapsed since fighting broke out in Khartoum last year.

After 12 months of a devastating conflict, the pervasive use of sexual violence as a weapon of war is laid bare in a new advocacy brief issued today by CARE and partners.

Sudanese women run out of hope as conflict drags on

All-out fighting between rival branches of the armed forces has devastated Sudan. With millions facing famine, diplomats should push the two main belligerents much harder to accept a ceasefire – before the fragmentation in the two sides’ ranks dooms efforts to stop the carnage.

At least three drones struck Sudanese army targets Tuesday in the eastern state of Gedaref, which had previously been largely spared the country's devastating war, military and security sources said. For almost a year, Sudan has been gripped by fighting between the regular army, which is backed by the government and state security apparatus, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Drone strikes on Sudan army targets break calm in eastern city | World News

By Sofia Marri (OCHA Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa), with contributions from Yao Chen (OCHA Somalia), Florian Haas (Zambia Red Cross So