Interesting Facts About Sudan

Interesting Facts About Sudan

• South Sudan is one of the most poorest regions in the world.    (http://wojciechgrzedzinski.com/?p=395)                                                                                       
• We're reached more than 116,000 people in South Sudan with water, health, and sanitation equipment. (oxford.org)
• Since 2003, an estimated 400,000 people have died directly or indirectly from the attacks [of the genocide]. (dosomething.org) 
• Despite the abundant natural recourses available in the region, the vast majority of Sudan's people live in poverty, and the government has been described as "the most repressive regime in the world". (dosomething.org)
• Due to neglect by the government, Darfur has been the target of the genocide (deliberate killing of a large group) by the Khartoum government. (dosomething.org) 
• The genocide is racial based. (dosomething.org) 
• Humanitarian refugee camps in Chad and Sudan are overcrowded, disease infested, and prone to attacks. About 20% of the Sudan population resides in a camp, and a majority of these are young people. (dosomething.org)
• More than 3 million people have been displaced and are living in IDP camps. (darfuraustralia.org) 
• Darfur today continues to suffer and the innumerable problems facing Sudan cannot be resolved until peace is secured in Darfur.  (unitedhumanrights.org) 
• Thousands starve each month due to the Sudanese government impeding humanitarian aid efforts. (darfuraustralia.org)