March 21
Sudan: UN Security Council Told of 'Desperation' in Sudan
Eleven months of brutal fighting is driving a hunger crisis in Sudan, with some areas likely to experience catastrophic levels of food insecurity by the lean season in May, the UN… Read more »
March 09
Sudan: UN Security Council Calls for an Immediate Ceasefire in Sudan
The UN Security Council (UNSC) yesterday called for an "immediate ceasefire" in Sudan during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, as the situation in the country deteriorates, with… Read more »
March 11
Sudan: Calls for Comprehensive Approach Following UNSC Sudan Resolution
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have welcomed the United Nations Security Council's adoption of Resolution No 2724 on Friday, urging an immediate halt to hostilities in… Read more »
March 05
Sudan: UN Report On Sudan 'Does Not Correspond With Scale of Violations'
Critics lament that the most recent report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on the human rights situation in Sudan is 'modest', and that it… Read more »
February 28
Sudan: Gunmen Seize MSF Vehicles in Pre-Dawn Central Darfur Heist
The international humanitarian NGO, Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders /MSF) says that two of its vehicles were stolen in the early hours of Friday,… Read more »
February 22
Sudan: US Ambassador to Sudan - 'Contradictory Signals From the Army Hinder Aid Access'
The US Ambassador to Khartoum, John Godfrey, provided reporters with a comprehensive briefing on American initiatives aimed at resolving the conflict in Sudan. He highlighted the… Read more »
Sudan: WFP - 'Less Than 5 Percent of Sudanese Can Afford a Meal a Day'
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the vast majority of Sudanese face severe hunger, with more than 95 per cent of people unable to have one adequate… Read more »
February 19
Sudan: OCHA - 'Staggering Suffering in Sudan'
Now ten months into Sudan's war, the latest report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) details the devastating toll on the "25 million people,… Read more »
February 18
Sudan: Sudanese Refugees Face Dire Hardship in South Sudan Camps
Sudanese refugees in the Gorom camp, west of Juba, capital of South Sudan, complain about deteriorating conditions and difficulties facing them in the camp. An activist told… Read more »
January 28
Sudan: 'Every Second Person Needs Humanitarian Aid in Sudan'
The number of people displaced by the conflict in Sudan has neared a "staggering" 11 million people, most of whom are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, the International… Read more »
January 23
Sudan: UN Panel of Experts Reports on 'The Worst Violence in Darfur Since 2005'
The latest report by the five-member UN Panel of Experts on the situation in Darfur, presented on January 13 but not officially released so far, covers the bloodshed experienced in… Read more »
January 22
Sudan: European Union Sanctions Sudanese Businessman and Six Companies
The EU on Friday imposed asset freezes and travel bans on six people reportedly linked to Hamas, including Sudanese businessman Abdelbasit Hamza. Today, the European Council agreed… Read more »
Sudan: UN Sudan Fact-Finding Mission Launches Investigations
The UN Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan initiated investigations in Geneva last week, urging warring factions to cease armed conflict and ensure accountability for grave violations. Read more »
January 12
Sudan: Sudan's Sennar Reports Increase in Cholera Cases
At least five people died from cholera in Sennar last week, the state Ministry of Health reported yesterday. Of the 140 patients being treated in January, 129 fully recovered, six… Read more »
January 10
Sudan: Coordinated International Push Required 'To Keep Sudan From Further Collapse'
Sudan's war is entering an even more dangerous phase as fighting spreads to the heavily contested east, spelling more atrocities and mass displacement. Diplomats should seize a new… Read more »
January 07
Sudan: Sudanese Dying of Thirst and Hunger in Omdurman
According to reports of Sudanese on social media, the extremely dire humanitarian situation in the central and southern parts of Omdurman has led to people starving to death in the… Read more »
January 05
Sudan: Sudan Humanitarian Situation Tops IRC Emergency Watchlist for 2024
The flow of displaced people from El Gezira to eastern and northern Sudan continues. They face difficult humanitarian conditions due to overcrowded shelters and limited services.… Read more »
December 03, 2023
Sudan: Three-Month UNITAMS Wind-Down As UNSC Ends Sudan Mission
The United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) has been instructed by the UN Security Council (UNSC) to begin the cessation of its operations… Read more »
December 01, 2023
Sudan: UNSC Expected to Terminate UNITAMS Mission in Sudan
The UN Security Council (UNSC) is expected to vote later this evening on a resolution to end the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan… Read more »
November 28, 2023
Sudan: Former Sudan PM Hamdok Discredits Decision to End UNITAMS
Chairperson of the Civil Front to Stop the War and former Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok has stressed that there is "no legitimate government today" that has the right to request… Read more »
November 22, 2023
Sudan: Govt 'Terminates' UNITAMS - UN Secretary-General Appoints New Envoy
The Sudanese government has issued a decision to "terminate the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) with immediate effect". The move follows… Read more »
November 17, 2023
Sudan: Humanitarian Concerns in Spotlight At UN Security Council
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) reviewed the report of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission - Sudan (UNITAMS) during the last three months in an open session,… Read more »
Sudan: Refugees International - 'It's Time to Speak Out On Sudan'
Global leaders must not stay silent as mass killings in West Darfur reignite fears of the region's past genocide, US-based NGO Refugees International underlines in an awareness… Read more »
November 09, 2023
Sudan: IOM - Aid Reaching Sudan's Displaced but 'Much More Needs to Be Done'
The UN Organization for Migration (IOM) says that while they have been able to provide some aid to people displaced by the war in Sudan, "much more still needs to be done". In… Read more »
November 08, 2023
Sudan: UN, Italy Sign €4.2 Mln Grant to Upgrade Healthcare in Kassala
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) have signed an agreement for €4.2 million to enhance the… Read more »