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Duchess of Edinburgh Marks 1,000 Days of Sudan War With Urgent Appeal

Her op-ed draws on firsthand testimony from the Chad border to press for targeted support.

Overview

  • She calls Sudan's conflict the world's most severe humanitarian crisis and urges renewed global attention.
  • Recounting her visit to AdrĂ©, she describes a constant flow of refugees on foot or in donkey carts as the town swelled from about 40,000 to over 200,000 people.
  • Accounts she highlights include children left without families, relatives killed before survivors' eyes, and women coerced into sex to obtain food and water.
  • She says emergency aid cannot meet needs because agencies are overstretched and presses for girls' education, healthcare and safe spaces for survivors of sexual violence.
  • Back in the UK, she resumed engagements with a visit to The Lighthouse's new Guildford hub, maintaining focus on humanitarian support.