Unable to launch UEFN - Failed to open descriptor file error

Summary

On launching UEFN, i receive the following error :
Failed to open descriptor file ../../../FortniteGame/FortniteGame.uproject

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Unreal Editor for Fortnite

What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Other

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Download and install UEFN
  2. Launch UEFN

Expected Result

An error should appear

Observed Result

  1. Got a dialog box saying Corrupt of missing files detected, do you want to verify your installation
  2. On selecting either Yes or No, i get the following error :
    Failed to open descriptor file ../../../FortniteGame/FortniteGame.uproject
  3. After pressing Ok, the crash report client reports the following the error :

Fatal error: [File:Z:\UEVFS\Root\Engine\Source\Runtime\Core\Private\Internationalization\ICUInternationalization.cpp] [Line: 161]
ICU data directory was not discovered:
../../../FortniteGame/Content/Internationalization
../../../Engine/Content/Internationalization

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Platform(s)

Windows 11

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Additional Notes

I have already tried verifying Fortnite and UEFN multiple times, and it didnt work for me