DFID-funded International Medical Corps project in Walgak, South Sudan.
Sudan has had only 11 years of peace since independence in 1956, and the years of war have left a legacy of chronic poverty in many parts. Today there are significant disparities between the richer north and the south, and conflict in Darfur, in western Sudan, has resulted in more than 200,000 killed and some 2.5 million displaced since 2003.
Between 2002 and 2007, the UK has provided US$667 million (£334 million) in aid to Sudan, out of a total of US$2.2 billion (£1.07 billion) from the international community. In 2008-09, we plan to give about US$220 million (£110 million).
Darfur
Bordering Libya, Chad and the Central African Republic, Darfur is a large region in western Sudan that comprises three states and has a population of roughly seven million. Since February 2003, there has been an armed uprising against the government, which has affected about 4.5 million Darfuris, some 200,000 of whom have fled to Chad.
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