Half of Sudan’s population in ‘dire need’ of humanitarian assistance

World Vision CEO Daniel Wordsworth says half of Sudan’s population is in “dire need” of humanitarian assistance. Mr Wordsworth described it as an “incredibly difficult situation” that “seems to be getting worse”. “Sudan is just underneath Egypt, and it’s bordered with South Sudan and places like Chad, and it’s been in turmoil for really a number of years,” he told Sky News Australia.  “About five years ago, the sort of infamous Basheer, the dictator there, was overthrown, there was some tenuous years of civilian government, and then one year ago, two competing generals started fighting in the city of Khartoum,” he told Sky News Australia. “What we’re seeing is like a continual falling of dominos with the situation getting worse on a monthly basis. “Over the last 12 months, we’ve been hoping to see an improvement, but actually, it’s getting much worse. “You have half of the country … in dire need of humanitarian assistance. “Now they’re moving into countries like South Sudan for safety, and that’s really not a place you want to go to for safety.”