The environment of the Sudan has been devastated by desertification and years of war. The civil war has generated roughly 6 million internally displaced
persons (IDPs) in the whole of the Sudan. Soldiers, rebels, and militia have burned thousands of villages, raped villagers, and destroyed their crops and livestock.
- About ¼ the size of the United States
- At war all but 11 yrs since its independence in 1956
- Per capita income <$1000 per year
- Three out of five adults cannot read
- A child born today will on average only live until the age of 55
- Only 35% of children attend school
- One in four Sudanese do not have access to potable water
- The North-South Civil War claimed more than 2 million lives
- January 2005 – Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between the North and South
Darfur
- The crisis in Darfur has displaced almost 2 million people and more than 2000 villages have been burned
- The environment in Darfur has been increasingly decimated, undergone desertification, and cannot support the current population
- The process of rebuilding Darfur will rely heavily on the international community
- May 2006 – Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) between SLA rebels and the Government of National Unity
