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UN refugee agency warns Sudan conflict has displaced millions; regional response 10% funded
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Mamadou Diem Balde, regional director for UNHCR's Eastern Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes, said nearly 9 million Sudanese are internally displaced and about 4 million have fled to neighboring countries, and warned the regional refugee response plan is funded at roughly 10 percent.
Mamadou Diem Balde, regional director for the Eastern Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes for the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR), told a UN Correspondents Association briefing that nearly 9 million Sudanese are internally displaced and about 4 million have fled to neighboring countries since fighting began nearly two years ago.
"My talking points haven't changed," Balde said, describing "massive violations of human rights" in Darfur and other parts of Sudan and urging an immediate cease-fire and stronger international support for refugees and host communities.
Balde said the Regional Refugee Response Plan launched in early February requests $1.8 billion to…
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