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2025-04-16 Sudan war: ‘World’s worst humanitarian crisis’ – Learning English from the News

The story

Paramilitaries have declared a rival government in Sudan, two years into a war in the country.

The war has been described by charities and aid agencies as the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world today.

More than 12 million people have been forced to leave their homes because of the war and charities say 30 million people in the country need aid, such as food and medication.

News headlines

Two years of war in Sudan: a devastating combination of record displacement and dwindling aid
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency

Sudan’s years of war – BBC smuggles in phones to reveal hunger and fear
BBC News

Analysis: Sudan has an opportunity to turn the corner on war
Semafor

Key words and phrases

dwindling
gradually getting smaller or less common

  • The company’s dwindling profits are worrying for investors.

smuggle
take things or people from or to a place secretly

  • The bank robber smuggled in a gun under his coat.

turn the corner
improve a situation 

  • The country has really turned the corner on youth unemployment. Lots more young people are finding work.

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