US announces $424m in Sudan aid amid pleas to stop ‘senseless’ war American envoy to UN urges humanitarian pause and says international community ‘cannot simply look away’ The Guardian - US · Sep 25, 2024
UN chief criticizes divided Security Council for failure of leadership to end wars, calls for unity The United Nations chief sharply criticized the powerful Security Council for a failure of leadership to end wars in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and beyond The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2024
With more than a million lives at risk in Sudan, the UN must make a decisive intervention. If not now, when? This is a critical time for global leadership. There must be an urgent plan and a firm resolve, and UK ministers must demand action, says shadow foreign secretary Andrew Mitchell The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2024
Health Crisis In South Darfur: Maternal Deaths And Malnutrition Learn about the dire health emergency in South Darfur, Sudan, impacting mothers and children. High maternal and newborn mortality, malnutrition crisis, and... Top News · Sep 25, 2024
Sudan’s jailed former strongman Omar al-Bashir is taken to a hospital in the north for better care Sudan’s former autocratic President Omar al-Bashir, who ruled for 30 years before he was toppled in a popular uprising and then jailed by the country’s military rulers, has been transferred to a medical facility in northern Sudan The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2024
Sepsis and malnutrition stalk the new mothers and babies of South Darfur The humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders says new mothers and their children in the Sudanese region of South Darfur are experiencing one of the “worst” health emergencies in the world, one of the consequences of the violence that has engulfed the country since April 2023 The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2024
US President Joe Biden urges world to stop arming rival generals in Sudan After 17 months of a devastating conflict in Sudan, US President Joe Biden calls on the world to stop arming the warring generals. Also, the government in DR Congo frees over 1,500 prisoners detained in the notorious Makala prison, weeks after an deadly attempted jailbreak from the facility. Plus, residents… France 24 · Sep 24, 2024
‘It grows this anger within people’: how Australia treats those fleeing humanitarian disaster depends on where they came from – and when Hassan Elhassan works two jobs to support his family of six. Without change, there’s ‘no light on the horizon’ The Guardian - AU · Sep 24, 2024
Egypt’s fears about Ethiopia’s mega-dam haven’t come to pass: moving on from historical concerns would benefit the whole region A new round of angry exchanges has broken out between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The Conversation · Sep 24, 2024
Hunger crisis in Sudan: Can full-scale famine be avoided? Sudan is experiencing a starvation crisis of historic proportions, according to NGOs, which call the silence from the international community "deafening". It is estimated that more than half of the population of Sudan is affected, or nearly 26 million people. The hunger crisis comes amid the war in the country… France 24 · Sep 24, 2024
As Wars Rage, UN's Critics Say Global Body Is Failing Its Mission Maintaining peace and international security is one of the UN's central missions, but its record has been badly tarnished as bloodshed intensifies in conflicts across the world, including in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan. Latin Times · Sep 24, 2024
Biden administration designates UAE ‘major defence partner’ in rare move US-UAE boost military cooperation as Middle East tensions over war in Gaza surge and despite friction over Sudan war. Al Jazeera · Sep 23, 2024
Coalition Announces M Donation To Aid Sudan Crisis Coalition of nonprofits and funders commit to aiding Sudan's crisis at CGI meeting, addressing global challenges. Top News · Sep 23, 2024
A new coalition of aid groups supporting Sudan will launch at this year's Clinton Global Initiative A wide-ranging group of 15 nonprofits, humanitarian aid organizations and other funders plan to open this year’s Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting Monday morning by announcing new investments to address the humanitarian crisis in Sudan following more than a year of conflict The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2024
Top News · Sep 23, 2024 Cholera Outbreak Worsens In War-Torn Sudan Cholera outbreak in war-torn Sudan, worsened by conflict and floods, leads to devastating humanitarian crisis with fatalities, injuries, and widespread hunger.
The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2024 Cholera is spreading in Sudan as fighting between rival generals shows no sign of abating Sudanese health authorities say cholera has killed at least 388 people and sickened about 13,000 others over the past two months
The Conversation · Sep 23, 2024 The pressing case for a new emergency visa to help people fleeing Gaza and other conflicts Recent conflicts in Afghanistan, Ukraine, Sudan and Gaza have displaced large numbers of people. In each case, Australia’s humanitarian response has been different. Some people have been able to acquire a visa and travel to Australia relatively easily; others have been stuck.
International Business Times · Sep 22, 2024 'Atrocious' Sudan War Pushing Refugees Further Afield: UNHCR Chief The UN's refugee chief questioned Sunday what future awaited the Sudanese people as the country's civil war rages, pushing its people ever further afield including to Uganda and Europe's maritime borders.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2024 UN chief calls on Sudanese paramilitary leader to end siege of North Darfur city António Guterres ‘gravely alarmed’ by assault on al-Fashir as EU foreign policy chief warns of another genocide
International Business Times · Sep 22, 2024 'Barely Anyone Left': Sudan's El-Fasher Devastated By Fighting Civilians combed through the wreckage of their homes Sunday in the Sudanese city of El-Fasher, besieged for months by paramilitaries who have now launched a "full-scale assault", according to the United Nations.
Radio France Internationale · Sep 22, 2024 'Barely anyone left': Sudan's El-Fasher devastated by fighting Civilians combed through the wreckage of their homes Sunday in the Sudanese city of El-Fasher, besieged for months by paramilitaries who have now launched a "full-scale assault", according to the United Nations.
Al Jazeera · Sep 21, 2024 UN chief ‘gravely alarmed’ by reports of RSF assault on Sudan’s el-Fasher Antonio Guterres has called on the RSF commander to ‘act responsibly and immediately order a halt’ to its attacks.
Top News · Sep 19, 2024 UN Urges Immediate Action To Address Humanitarian Crisis In Sudan The United Nations raises alarm over escalating violence in Darfur, leading to a dire humanitarian crisis. Urgent action needed to prevent further loss of ...
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2024 Relentless fighting is devastating Sudan and escalating in Darfur's capital, UN says Relentless violence is devastating Sudan, and large-scale fighting has escalated in and around El Fasher
The Conversation · Sep 18, 2024 Sudan’s civilians urgently need protection: the options for international peacekeeping In September 2024, the United Nations’ independent fact-finding mission to Sudan issued its first report. Citing grave human rights violations amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity, the report called for the immediate deployment of an independent and impartial force to protect civilians.