Sudan war: 'World's worst humanitarian crisis'

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  From BBC Learning English, this is Learning English from the News, our podcast about the news headlines.

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  In this programme, Sudan war called the world's worst humanitarian crisis.

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  Hello, I'm Neil.

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  And I'm Pippa.

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  In this programme, we look at one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it.

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  You can find all the vocabulary and headlines from this episode as well as a worksheet on our website,

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  So let's hear more about this story.

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  Paramilitaries, that's unofficial armies, have declared a rival government in Sudan,

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  two years into the civil war in the country.

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  The war has been described by charities and aid agencies as the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world today.

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  More than 12 million people have been forced to leave their homes because of the war,

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  and charities say 30 million people in the country need aid, such as food and medication.

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  Let's have our first headline.

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  Two years of war in Sudan, a devastating combination of record displacement and dwindling aid.

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  That's from the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

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  That headline again from the UNHCR, two years of war in Sudan,

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  a devastating combination of record displacement and dwindling aid.

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  This headline is about the problems impacting people living in Sudan because of the war,

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  such as displacement, which is where people are forced to leave their homes.

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