November 14, 2023
Sudan: Humanitarians Step Up Response to Deadly Cholera Outbreak in Sudan
Cholera vaccines are expected to arrive in Sudan this month as the country continues to face a deadly outbreak of the disease amidst the ongoing war, the UN humanitarian affairs… Read more »
November 10, 2023
Sudan: UNHCR Warns Darfur Atrocities of 20 Years Ago May Reoccur
Escalating violence across the Darfur region in Sudan has sparked fears that atrocities committed two decades ago could be repeated, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday,… Read more »
November 07, 2023
Sudan: War Turning 'Homes Into Cemeteries' - UNHCR
The war between rival militaries in Sudan is growing in scope and brutality, having driven almost six million people from their homes since it erupted in April and worsening an… Read more »
November 06, 2023
East Africa: Sudan Crisis Has Interrupted Dispute with South Sudan Over Abyei - UN Officials
The war between rival militaries in Sudan has interrupted encouraging signs of dialogue between Sudan and neighbouring South Sudan and "effectively put on hold" talks over disputed… Read more »
October 29, 2023
Sudan: UN Seeks End to 'Colossal' Humanitarian Tragedy As Sudan's Military Factions Resume Saudi-Hosted Talks
The United Nations has welcomed the resumption of talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to end the months-long conflict between the Sudanese army and its rival paramilitary force which… Read more »
November 03, 2023
Sudan: Women and Girls Abducted, Held 'In Slave-Like Conditions' in Darfur
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) expressed alarm on Friday over reports that in Sudan, women and girls are being abducted, chained and held in "inhuman, degrading slave-like… Read more »
October 16, 2023
Sudan: UN Expert Warns of Child Recruitment By Armed Forces
An independent UN human rights expert on Monday expressed concern about the increased risk of recruitment and use of children by armed forces and armed groups in Sudan, as the… Read more »
October 15, 2023
Sudan: UN Relief Chiefs Urges End to 'Humanitarian Nightmare' in Sudan
Six months of war have plunged Sudan into one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator said on Sunday, calling on the parties to… Read more »
October 11, 2023
Sudan: Sudan is One of World's Largest Protection Crises, Says UN Refugee Agency
The displacement crisis prompted by ongoing conflict in Sudan continues unabated with nearly six million people forced out of their homes and women and children making up nearly… Read more »
October 05, 2023
Sudan: Sudan Conflict Creates World's Fastest-Growing Displacement Crisis - UN Aid Official
As heavy fighting continues in Sudan, the UN's top aid official in the country warned on Thursday that the conflict has created "the world's fastest-growing displacement crisis"… Read more »
October 03, 2023
East Africa: Looming Hunger Emergency for South Sudanese Families Fleeing War
A hunger emergency is looming for scores of South Sudanese families fleeing the war in Sudan, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday. Read more »
September 29, 2023
Sudan: Sudan - WHO Supports Battle Against Cholera in the East
The World Health Organization (WHO) is scaling up support in Sudan, where authorities have declared a cholera outbreak in Gedaref state amid the ongoing brutal conflict between… Read more »
September 21, 2023
East Africa: At UN, South Sudan's Kiir Calls for Support to Help Restore Peace, Ease Crisis in Sudan
President Salva Kiir of South Sudan on Thursday appealed to the international community to push harder for peace in neighboring Sudan, where five months of conflict has displaced… Read more »
Sudan: Conflict Could Spill Over Into Wider Region, Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan Warns at UN Assembly
Warning that the months-long conflict in Sudan could spill over in the region, Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan on Thursday called on the international community to consider designating the… Read more »
September 20, 2023
Sudan: 'Brutal Fight' Must End As Civilian Suffering Intensifies
Civilians continuing paying a heavy price as the "senseless violence" between rival militaries continues in Sudan, the UN's political affairs chief said on Wednesday. Read more »
September 19, 2023
Sudan: Children Dying Amid Healthcare System Collapse - UN Humanitarians
In war-torn Sudan, more than 1,200 children under five have died in camps in the space of four months from a combination of measles and malnutrition, UN humanitarians said on… Read more »
Libya: News in Brief - Reparations for African Diaspora, Child Deaths in Sudan, Libya Update
It is high time countries made reparatory justice a priority to address the legacy of slavery and colonialism, which continues to negatively impact the daily lives of people of… Read more »
September 13, 2023
Sudan: UN 'Will Never Stay Neutral' Amid War and Human Rights Abuses - Envoy
Both Sudanese Government forces (SAF) and their rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are responsible for abhorrent rights violations as they battle for supremacy, the UN envoy to the… Read more »
September 12, 2023
Sudan: Ethnically Motivated Attacks Leave Hundreds Dead in Sudan - UN Rights Chief
Hundreds have died in ethnically motivated attacks by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militia in West Darfur, according to the UN's human rights chief. Read more »
September 11, 2023
Sudan: UN Food Security Agency Launches Emergency Plan to Combat Hunger
The UN food security agency on Monday launched an emergency response plan to provide essential support to communities in Sudan grappling with the devastating effects of the ongoing… Read more »
September 04, 2023
Sudan: Urgent Call for U.S.$1 Billion to Support Millions Fleeing Conflict
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and 64 humanitarian and national civil society organisations on Monday appealed for $1 billion to provide essential aid and protection to more than… Read more »
August 29, 2023
Sudan: 'Civilians Need Life-Saving Assistance Now,' Says UN Relief Chief
Amid the deepening crisis driven by warring militaries in Sudan, the UN announced on Tuesday an additional allocation of $20 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)… Read more »
August 25, 2023
Sudan: UN Humanitarians Warn of 'Lost Generation' of Children Amid War, Hunger, Disease:
UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said on Friday that the spread of fighting and hunger in Sudan could destroy the country, as the future of a "lost generation" of children… Read more »
August 24, 2023
Sudan: More Than Two Million Children Displaced By Conflict - Unicef
The conflict in Sudan has uprooted more than two million children - an average of more than 700 newly displaced every hour, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported on Thursday. Read more »
August 15, 2023
Sudan: Four Months of Conflict Are 'Destroying People's Lives', Humanitarians Warn
After four months of war in Sudan, UN humanitarians on Tuesday called for action to be taken to end the conflict which is having a "devastating impact" on people's lives, health… Read more »