After two years of war in Sudan, the world can no longer plead ignorance | Conflict

Two years ago this week, a conflict erupted in Sudan that few anticipated would escalate so rapidly or persist for so long. What began as a violent power struggle has become one of the worst and most neglected humanitarian crises of our time.

The country has been plunged into a state of devastation marked by mass displacement, hunger, violence and disease.

The numbers are staggering. More than 30 million people need humanitarian aid. At least 15 million people are currently displaced. Some…