Sudan

Over a year into the conflict in Sudan, the humanitarian situation remains dire, with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) deeply concerned about continued violence and devastating conditions across the country, reliefweb reported in an article yesterday. It said that, for…

Nearly five million Sudanese are close to famine as the country’s civil war passes the one-year mark, Reuters said in its recent report. According to statements from aid officials, the warring parties – the army and the Rapid Support Forces…

In a groundbreaking initiative, a Sudanese woman successfully assisted 54 women and girls to memorize the Holy Quran in a record time of 99 days. This remarkable achievement comes amidst the difficult circumstances in Sudan, including political, economic, and social…

The UN Human Rights chief on Friday expressed grave concern over the escalating violence in Sudan’s El-Fasher city in North Darfur, where dozens of people have been killed in the past two weeks, Anadolu Agency reported. The conflict between the…

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on Tuesday urged an end to ethnic violence in Sudan, calling on all parties to address and prevent further escalation of violence, incitement to racial hatred, and racist hate speech.…

The people of Sudan have suffered enough of the devastating war raging inside the country, UN investigators said on Thursday as the fighting rolls on into a second year. Sudan’s warring parties must commit to an immediate ceasefire, end attacks…

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) commenced distributing food in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region for the first time in months, Al Jazeera reported yesterday. This deliveries on Friday come amidst warnings of an impending famine caused by a year-long…

The United Nations-backed global authority on food security warned on Friday of an urgent need to prevent a catastrophic hunger crisis in Sudan, Reuters reported. Due to the war, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) has been unable to…

UN experts are alarmed by increasing reports of trafficking in persons, especially women and girls for sexual exploitation, and child recruitment for hostilities in Sudan, Anadolu Agency reported. The humanitarian crisis has led to the displacement of over 9 million…

Sudan is experiencing one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent history after nearly a year of war, the United Nations has warned. Fighting between the army, headed by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF),…