are in dire need of basic necessities like food, water, and shelter. the un estimates that, since the start of the conflict, more than 9 million people have fled their homes with 24.8 million people in need of assistance. the un says sudan is the world s worst internal displacement crisis. this week, the un s refugee chief visited sudan s displacement camps where over a million sudanese have sought shelter because of the fighting. filippo grandi expressed deep alarm at the scale of the humanitarian emergency, and urged all nations to do everything possible to stop the conflict. let s be very clear. the civilians are the ones that have no responsibility, no fault of their own in this conflict and yet, as so often happens, they are the ones paying the highest price. this war has to stop. peace is the only solution so that we can help properly these people and all those to whom we have no access because of the war. this week, the un security council demanded an end to the si