As the war in Sudan marks 500 days, what is the situation in the country?

25.6 million people — over half of the population of Sudan — face acute hunger, including more than 755,000 people on the brink of famine, according to an analysis, published last month, by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

10.7 million people are internally displaced, among them more than 4 million children, OCHA said.

2.1 million people have crossed the border into neighbouring countries since April 2023, including to Egypt, Chad, South Sudan, the Central African Republic (CAR), Ethiopia, Libya, and Uganda, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNRC) said. 60% of people in refugee camps in Calais, on the south side of the English Channel, are Sudanese, according to a report by The Economist.

6-10 million people could die of starvation by 2027 if the ongoing food scarcity persists in Sudan, The Economist report said.