The human cost of the Sudan war

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The conflict in Sudan has seen human suffering on a huge scale, with 65% of the population in need of food, water, shelter and medicine. Thousands of people have been killed, and millions forcibly displaced. We speak to our correspondent who covers the war, and we hear from Sudanese people living in exile about what their families are enduring back home. As we await developments on the possible resumption of US-Iran talks in Pakistan, we turn our attention to Lebanon and speak to people who have left the country. Iran has warned that it will block trade through the Red Sea as well as the Gulf and the Sea of Oman if the US continues its own blockade of Iranian ports and shipping. We speak to our colleagues from BBC Verify and from our Global China Unit. Presenter: James Reynolds (Photo: A Sudanese person, who fled from the internally displaced persons (IDP) Zamzam camp, rests while on their way to the Tawila Camps amid the ongoing conflict between Sudan's army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), in North Darfur, Sudan, 23 April 2025. Credit: Marwan Mohamed/ EPA-EFE)