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Sudan refugee crisis: aid agencies face huge challenges as hundreds of thousands flee violence

Sudan stands on the brink of yet another civil war sparked by a confrontation between two generals: the head of Sudan’s Armed Forces, General Abdelfatah El-Burhan, and the head of the Rapid Support Forces, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.

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Factbox-How big is the aid crisis caused by the Sudan fighting?

Aid workers say fighting between rival military factions in Sudan is pushing poorly-funded humanitarian programmes in the region to a breaking point.

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Sudan deepens crisis in Africa as UN sees 5 million more needing aid

When a power struggle between Sudan's rival military leaders shattered a tenuous peace in her village in Sudan's western region of Darfur, Halime Yacoub Issac's first instinct was to take her five children and run.

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Unhappy return: Sudan crisis forces South Sudanese refugees back to troubled home

The last place Lina Mijok wanted to go as she fled fighting in Sudan was back to her own country, South Sudan, which she had left as civil war erupted in 2013.

Reuters

Former British army chief dramatically intervenes in government’s Rwanda policy

Exclusive: Lord Dannatt urged the home secretary not to send migrants to a country ‘under the shadow of genocide’

The Independent UK

Eritrea accused of forcibly repatriating civilians caught up in Sudan fighting

More than 3,500 refugees are said to have been forcibly deported over the border in recent weeks

The Guardian - UK

Rohingya reject Myanmar repatriation plan

DHAKA: Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh said on Saturday they would not return to Myanmar to “be confined in camps” after making their first return visit as part of efforts to encourage their voluntary repatriation.

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Rohingya say will not go home to Myanmar to be stuck in camps

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh said on Saturday they would not return to Myanmar to "be confined in camps" after making their first return visit as part of efforts to encourage their voluntary repatriation.

Reuters

Sudan’s neighbours have little to offer refugees, warns UN

Thousands of Sudanese are crossing borders into countries already severely stressed by drought, conflicts and food insecurity, say UN officials

The Guardian - UK

Khartoum civilians caught between bitter foes as fighting continues to rage

Civilians trapped in the Sudanese capital saytheir plight is being ignored by both the army and its rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces

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U.N. refugee agency calls on governments not to return people to Sudan

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday called on governments to allow civilians fleeing Sudan into their territory and not to send them back to the conflict-torn country.

Reuters

‘Not safe for us’: Sudanese in north Africa warn fleeing relatives of danger

People who sought route to Europe before fighting erupted in Khartoum have faced police brutality, torture and homelessness

The Guardian - UK

US intelligence chief sees ‘protracted’ fighting in Sudan

National intelligence head Avril Haines says fighting will likely not stop as neither side has incentive to seek peace.

Al Jazeera

‘State of terror’ hangs over Syrians in Lebanon amid deportations

Some 800,000 Syrian refugees are registered with the UNHCR after fleeing the civil war that began in 2011.

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Cate Blanchett calls for more support for refugee host countries

Actor Cate Blanchett, a goodwill ambassador for the UN refugee agency, has called for more support for countries hosting people forcibly displaced from their homes to prevent "a forgotten crisis."

Al Jazeera

UN refugee agency warns more than 800,000 may flee Sudan

Some 73,000 have already left Sudan and the UN warns thousands will flee as fighting rages on and resources dwindle.

The Guardian - UK

Civilians attacked in Darfur region as Sudan fighting escalates

UN refugee agency ‘extremely concerned’ about effect on ‘fragile’ region, as evidence emerges of widespread destruction

France 24

Mass exodus from Sudan as deadly fighting enters third week

Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese have fled Khartoum and the Darfur region to seek refuge in neighbouring countries amid ongoing deadly clashes between Sudan’s army and the rival paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). But the violence that grips the country is making it hard for them to leave.

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Al Jazeera

UN aid agencies begin helping Sudanese arrivals in Egypt

UNHCR says it is working closely with the government days after reports surfaced there was a complete lack of response.

The Guardian - UK

‘A deadly trip’: Sudanese refugees find little welcome at Egyptian border

People fleeing fighting in Khartoum left waiting for days at sparsely staffed crossing after costly and dangerous journeys

Al Jazeera

Sudanese flee to Egypt as Cairo works to avoid ‘refugee crisis’

Processing on the Egyptian side is slow, with some people waiting days to hear their names called so they can proceed.

Al Jazeera

Sudanese face ‘shocking’ delays, no aid at Egypt border

After perilous journey to the border, people escaping war wait for days without any aid before crossing into Egypt.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syrians in Lebanon Fear Deportation

Samer and his family thought they had found safety in Lebanon after fleeing Syria's war nearly a decade ago, but amid growing anti-refugee sentiment, Beirut handed his brother to the Syrian army. Syrians poured into Lebanon after civil war broke out in 2011, with Damascus's brutal suppression of peaceful protests.

The Guardian - UK

Judges urged to block Home Office plans to send refugees to Rwanda

Court of appeal hears Rwanda plan will expose refugees to ‘serious harm’ and is incompatible with UK’s international obligations

Bangkok Post

Second Uyghur dies in detention, says rights group

The death of a second Uyghur man who spent years in a Bangkok detention centre underscores the need for Thai authorities to end the indefinite detention of asylum seekers, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.

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