Two years ago today, war erupted in Sudan - a war that has since spiraled into one of the world's most devastating humanitarian catastrophes. Yet, the suffering of the Sudanese people is being met with silence, indifference, and a staggering lack of African and global action.
I was preparing breakfast for my children and sent my oldest son to buy bread. As soon as he stepped out of the house, shelling hit him. [My ... see more »
17-year-old Aminah, a survivor of conflict-related sexual violence, cuddles her child during a session with a social worker at the UNICEF-supported confidential corner in Kosti, White Nile. The confidential corner is a safe space for the provision of integrated services to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (GBV), including child marriage and female genital mutilation. “I was raped and beaten,” she shared. “I still remember all the details.” Housed in a refurbished building in a hospital, the confidential corner provides medical and psychosocial support case management as well as referral to other services such as legal and livelihood support, for girls and women aged 14-22 years. The corner, which is equipped with medical personnel, a social worker, a psychologist, and additional caseworkers trained to offer basic care, is open five days a week, backed up by a toll-free hotline +249 100981111 that enables unlimited access. The corner also screens unaccompanied, separated, or abandoned children and babies, placing them with foster families, with additional follow-up for long-term family care.
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The press briefing focused on the escalating violence and humanitarian crisis in Sudan, approaching its second anniversary on April 15. On the panel ... see more »
A school in West Darfur that had been serving as a shelter for displaced people was destroyed by an attack (file photo).
Two years into Sudan's brutal war, the humanitarian catastrophe has engulfed the entire country, spilled over across the region, and shows no signs of ... see more »
The conflict reached a turning point in March when the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), which had been on the backfoot since the war began in April 2023, retook the Presidential Palace ... Read more »
Sudanese women and girls are bearing the brunt of a crisis that is entering its third year on April 15. Facing acute food insecurity, alarming rates of gender-based violence, Read more »
Aid agencies have spoken out about the lack of capacity at healthcare facilities in the country as more people affected by the conflict seek medical help. At some hospit Read more »
There have been increasing and alarming reports of rape being used as a weapon of terror during the two-year battle between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Read more »
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) has announced the recapture of the main airport and surrounding areas as they continue to press on with their advance against the paramil Read more »
Human rights groups have warned against the use of the courts as a political tool of reprisal as the authorities begin mass trials of suspected collaborators of the paramilit Read more »
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