Hundreds of thousands of people fleeing Sudan war - EU official

April 23, 2024 (GENEVA) – Hundreds of thousands of people and refugees fleeing from the Sudan war going to neighbouring Chad or Ethiopia, the European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security, Josep Borrel said. Borrell, also the Vice President of the EU Commission, was speaking during the 25th EU-Non Governmental Organization (NGO) Forum for Human Rights. He described the situation in Sudan as a struggle for power among at least three warlords, with each one of them allegedly supported by some of the neighbours. “One neighbour supports one, the other neighbour supports the other,” said Borrell. Last month, a joint statement from the EU strongly condemned a ban by the Sudanese de facto authorities on the delivery of cross-border humanitarian assistance from Chad to Sudan to the civilians suffering at the hands of the SAF and the RSF. Borrell and the EU Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčic then described the ban as a flagrant violation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL). In the context of widespread hostilities, cross-border assistance is the lifeline to the people of Darfur, the EU said, adding denying access to vital aid for people in need, especially in conflict-affected regions is exacerbating an already …