Sudan: 280 Children and 70 Caretakers From Khartoum Orphanage Reach Safety

More than 280 children and 70 caretakers from a Khartoum orphanage affected by heavy combat have been evacuated to a safer location outside the capital. Read more »

Africa: 'Suffering Defies Comparison' - One Month of Devastation in Sudan

A month into the conflict in Sudan, Alfonso Verdú Pérez, ICRC's head of delegation in Sudan, sheds light on the pressing humanitarian needs and some of the challenges… Read more »

South Sudan: Midwife's Heroic Actions Save Mom and Newborn Twins

When Grace* arrived at the Maiwut Primary Health Care Centre in South Sudan's northeast region she was in extreme pain and distress. Little did she know that she was actually in… Read more »

Sudan: Red Cross Urges Pause in Fighting to Deliver Medical Supplies

A statement from Mirjana Spoljaric, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross: Read more »

Sudan: Sudan - We Need Your Help to Protect Families Caught in Violence

The situation in Sudan took a terrifying turn on April 15, as violence erupted, forcing civilians to seek shelter from the heavy fighting that has raged on for days. Read more »

Sudan: Sudan - Fighting in Densely Populated Areas Endangers Civilian Lives - Humanitarian Organizations Must Be Able to Reach Those in Need

As clashes continue in Khartoum and other Sudanese cities, heavy gunfire and blasts are happening in the proximity of densely populated residential areas and civilian… Read more »

Africa: Communities Celebrate Clean Water in Ethiopia

A lack of running water was a daily reality for thousands of people in Roggee, a small town in Ethiopia's Oromia region. For years, misery spread in the township as people… Read more »

Kenya: How Water Access Is Changing Lives for Women in Kenyan Prison

Within the walls of Naivasha Women's Prison, Mercy* is going about her daily routine of fetching water to prepare lunch for her and her fellow inmates. Mercy, like many others in… Read more »