Sudan's civil war three years on
The World
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4.6 • 943 Ratings
🗓️ 15 April 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Today marks three years since the start of Sudan’s civil war in which thousands are believed to have died and as many as 14 million have been forced to flee. Also, a new video game that’s designed to help people get on H-1B visas to work in the US. And, Ukraine showcases its rapid advances in high-tech warfare, complete with unmanned robots. Plus, Turkey thanks Spain for its opposition to the Israeli-US war in Iran — with hair transplants.
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| 0:00.0 | Sudan Civil War has just entered its fourth year. |
| 0:09.0 | The violence affects some people differently than others. |
| 0:11.0 | This is a war that is being fought on the backs of women and girls. |
| 0:15.0 | I'm Marco Wurman. |
| 0:17.0 | And I'm Carolyn Beeler. |
| 0:18.0 | Today, that story from Sudan. |
| 0:20.0 | And in Venezuela, a new law brings foreign |
| 0:22.8 | investment to gold mines. People in many local communities rely on the dangerous work to make a living. |
| 0:28.9 | I need not even children, says this man. |
| 0:32.6 | Also, Ukraine's high-tech fighting, instead of sending humans to the front line. |
| 0:45.1 | It's sending robots, says Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky. |
| 0:48.4 | Plus, is the future of international relations about hair? |
| 0:51.7 | That's all ahead today, here on the world. |
| 0:59.8 | This is the world. I'm Carolyn Beeler. |
| 1:05.9 | And I'm Marco Wurman. Thank you for being here. A grim and chastening anniversary, that is how one UN official described today as the Civil War in Sudan hits the three-year mark. |
| 1:11.1 | Tom Fletcher, the UN Undersecretary for Humanitarian Affairs, spoke at a conference in Berlin, |
| 1:17.2 | a high-level meeting to raise money to help those affected by the conflict. |
| 1:21.2 | He wasn't just talking about the humanitarian crisis stemming from the war. |
| 1:25.2 | He also took the international community to task. |
| 1:28.6 | We must ask ourselves which statements were given a year ago that are similar to today's |
| 1:33.6 | statements and which statements do we risk giving in one more year, which are similar to today's. |
| 1:39.7 | We will look shortly at the situation on the ground in Sudan, but we begin with a closer look at what is behind the conflict. |
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