Approximately 2.5 million people have been displaced since the beginning of the conflict.
The Scottish Government has shown its support to the Sudanese people after donating £250,000 to the relief appeal which aims to help those affected by the ongoing conflict.
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, approximately 2.5 million people have been displaced within and outside Sudan since the beginning of the conflict. International Development Minister Christina McKelvie said: “The violent clashes in Sudan have had devastating consequences for civilians in terms of deaths and injury.
Oxfam in South Sudan Country Director, Dr Manenji Mangundu said: "The conflict in Sudan has exacerbated this dire situation, with over 100,000 people already having fled into South Sudan in desperate need of urgent help, with more expected to arrive.
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