**Sudan's "Bloody Unacceptable" War Enters Year Four**

The United Nations' top official in Sudan has abandoned diplomatic language. Denise Brown calls the three-year conflict "bloody unacceptable." She says the world focuses too much on the humanitarian crisis and not enough on stopping the war itself. An international conference in Berlin this week aims to change that. The fighting began when Sudan's generals turned on each other after overthrowing the civilian government. The results are catastrophic. Tens or hundreds of thousands are dead. Four million people have fled abroad. Millions more are displaced inside Sudan. Over half the population—nearly 30 million—now faces acute food shortages. The capital, Khartoum, lies in ruins. The war has been largely overshadowed by other global crises. Observers call it a "war of atrocities," warning it will continue as long as foreign backers, like the United Arab Emirates, support the fighting factions.