Nearly 380,000 people displaced by South Sudan floods, UN says
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nearly 380,000 people displaced by South Sudan floods, UN says

Al Jazeera  

A surge in malaria is reported in several states and is overwhelming the health system, according to a UN agency. Flooding in South Sudan has displaced more than 379,000 people, according to a United Nations update that warned about a surge in malaria. The floods have affected about 1.4 million people, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said on Friday, across 43 counties and the disputed Abyei region, which is claimed by both South Sudan and Sudan. More than 1.6 million children malnourished The World Bank said last month that the latest floods were “worsening an already critical humanitarian situation marked by severe food insecurity, economic decline, continued conflict, disease outbreaks, and the repercussions of the Sudan conflict“, which has seen several hundred thousand people pour into South Sudan. More than seven million people are food insecure in South Sudan and 1.65 million children are malnourished, according to the UN’s World Food Programme.

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Acute food insecurity to hit most people in South Sudan next year, says UN
1 month ago

Acute food insecurity to hit most people in South Sudan next year, says UN

Al Jazeera  

Almost 7.7 million people will be classified as acutely food insecure in the world’s youngest nation as it grapples with floods and war. Almost 60 percent of South Sudan’s population will be acutely food insecure next year, with more than two million children at risk of malnutrition, warns data from a United Nations-backed review. The latest Integrated Food Security Phase …

Visualising the war in Sudan: Conflict, control and displacement
1 month, 1 week ago

Visualising the war in Sudan: Conflict, control and displacement

Al Jazeera  

The world’s worst internal displacement crisis, with at least 14 million people uprooted from their homes, is in Sudan. Other groups, including Darfur Communal Militia, Darfur Arab Militia, Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, Twic Clan Militia and others have been behind the remaining 1,068 of attacks. 14 million people displaced The UN has warned that Sudan is facing the world’s worst …

Devastating floods in South Sudan displace 379,000, affecting 1.4 million
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Devastating floods in South Sudan displace 379,000, affecting 1.4 million

Firstpost  

Since its independence in 2011, South Sudan has faced instability, violence, and economic stagnation, compounded by frequent climate-related disasters. File Image- AP Devastating floods in South Sudan are impacting approximately 1.4 million people, with over 379,000 displaced, according to a recent United Nations update, which also warned of a significant increase in malaria cases. Since gaining independence from Sudan in …

Africa floods wreak havoc on crops, deepen food crisis
2 months, 1 week ago

Africa floods wreak havoc on crops, deepen food crisis

China Daily  

Houses are submerged in Adankolo, Kogi state, Nigeria, on Saturday. HARUNA YAHAYA/AFP Widespread flooding across West and Central Africa has plunged nearly 6.6 million people in 16 countries into crisis, exacerbating an already dire food insecurity situation in the region, where several nations have declared a food security and nutrition emergency. Margot van der Velden, WFP's regional director for Western …

UN warns some 2.5 million Sudanese risk famine without more donations
3 months, 1 week ago

UN warns some 2.5 million Sudanese risk famine without more donations

The Independent  

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UN says flooding affects 710,000 people in South Sudan
3 months, 2 weeks ago

UN says flooding affects 710,000 people in South Sudan

China Daily  

JUBA - The ongoing flooding has affected more than 710,000 people across 30 of 78 counties in South Sudan and the Abyei Administrative Area, the UN relief agency said on Thursday. Floods caused by heavy rains that began in May have worsened an already critical humanitarian situation marked by severe food insecurity, economic decline, continued conflict, disease outbreaks and the …

Floods in Nigeria have killed scores and washed away farmland, raising food security concerns
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Floods in Nigeria have killed scores and washed away farmland, raising food security concerns

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Weeks of flooding have killed nearly 200 people in Nigeria and washed away homes and farmlands, the country’s disaster management agency said, further threatening food supplies, especially in the hard-hit northern region. The floods blamed on poor infrastructure and badly maintained dams have killed 185 people and displaced 208,000 in 28 of Nigeria’s 36 states, the National …

Floods in Nigeria have killed scores and washed away farmland, raising food security concerns
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Floods in Nigeria have killed scores and washed away farmland, raising food security concerns

LA Times  

Weeks of flooding have killed nearly 200 people in Nigeria and washed away homes and farmlands, the country’s disaster management agency said, further threatening food supplies, especially in the hard-hit northern region. The floods blamed on poor infrastructure and badly maintained dams have killed 185 people and displaced 208,000 in 28 of Nigeria’s 36 states, the National Emergency Management Agency …

Sudan’s floods worsen humanitarian crisis amid ongoing conflict
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sudan’s floods worsen humanitarian crisis amid ongoing conflict

Firstpost  

Floodwaters from heavy rains that started surging in earlier this month have brought devastation across a country already shattered by 500 days of fierce fighting between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. File- AFP Since floods swept away their home in eastern Sudan, Ahmed Hadab and his family have survived by drinking water mixed in with milk from his …

Sudan dam collapse: At least 30 dead, many missing after dam bursts in eastern Sudan
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sudan dam collapse: At least 30 dead, many missing after dam bursts in eastern Sudan

The Hindu  

Surging waters have burst through a dam, wiped out at least 20 villages and left at least 30 people dead but probably many more in eastern Sudan, the United Nations said on Monday, devastating a region already reeling from months of civil war. Torrential rains caused floods that overwhelmed the Arbaat Dam on Sunday just 40 km north of Port …

UN and US say food is on its way to a famine-stricken camp in Sudan
3 months, 4 weeks ago

UN and US say food is on its way to a famine-stricken camp in Sudan

The Independent  

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Aid trucks enter civil war-torn Darfur as Sudan army eases restrictions
4 months ago

Aid trucks enter civil war-torn Darfur as Sudan army eases restrictions

Al Jazeera  

The World Food Programme says a convoy of humanitarian aid has entered the Sudanese region of Darfur, offering temporary respite after Sudan’s forces sealed sections of the border with Chad to aid deliveries in February. “More than a dozen aid trucks – including some from the WFP and the International Organization for Migration – have now crossed into Darfur from …

Nearly 68 million people reeling from drought in Southern Africa: Official
4 months ago

Nearly 68 million people reeling from drought in Southern Africa: Official

Al Jazeera  

Head of regional bloc SADC says 17 percent of people across region in need of aid amid climate change-fuelled drought. Tens of millions of people in Southern Africa are suffering the effects of an El Nino-induced drought, a regional bloc has warned, with a drop in crop and livestock production causing food shortages in several countries. Elias Magosi, executive secretary …

UN humanitarian official tells the Security Council that aid to starving Sudanese is being blocked
4 months, 2 weeks ago

UN humanitarian official tells the Security Council that aid to starving Sudanese is being blocked

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — A U.N. humanitarian official told the Security Council on Tuesday that life-saving supplies are “ready to be loaded and dispatched” to a famine-stricken displacement camp in Sudan but the civil war’s combatants won’t let them through. Edem Wosornu, operations director for the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, told the council it is “still possible …

US announces $203 million in new aid to war-torn Sudan amid major humanitarian crisis
5 months ago

US announces $203 million in new aid to war-torn Sudan amid major humanitarian crisis

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations announced nearly $203 million in additional humanitarian assistance to Sudan on Thursday but warned that the money is not a “panacea” and urged other countries to fulfill their financial pledges to address what she called “the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.” World leaders pledged more than $2.1 billion in humanitarian aid …

No oil, no food: Damaged pipeline piles misery on South Sudan
5 months, 2 weeks ago

No oil, no food: Damaged pipeline piles misery on South Sudan

Hindustan Times  

At 75, Galiche Buwa has lived through civil wars, famine and natural disasters, but the South Sudanese widowed mother of four always managed to get by, thanks to her grocery business. No oil, no food: Damaged pipeline piles misery on South Sudan Now, however, even that standby is on shaky ground, as the oil-dependent nation's economy reels from revenue losses …

Experts warn that 755,000 people at risk of famine in the coming months in war-torn Sudan
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Experts warn that 755,000 people at risk of famine in the coming months in war-torn Sudan

Associated Press  

CAIRO — International experts portrayed a grim picture for war-torn Sudan in a report Thursday warning that 755,000 people are facing famine in the coming months, amid relentless clashes between rival generals. The report said that 8.5 million people are facing extreme food shortages after 14 months of conflict in Sudan and that hunger has spread to the capital Khartoum …

Over 750,000 people in Sudan at risk of starvation: Global hunger monitor
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Over 750,000 people in Sudan at risk of starvation: Global hunger monitor

Al Jazeera  

United Nations’ hunger monitoring system says there’s a risk of famine in 14 areas of Sudan if the conflict escalates. There is a risk of famine in 14 areas across Sudan if the conflict between military factions escalates, a global hunger monitor has said, noting that it faces “the worst levels of acute food insecurity” ever recorded in the country. …

Sudan’s food crisis and what action is needed | Explained
6 months, 1 week ago

Sudan’s food crisis and what action is needed | Explained

The Hindu  

The UN recently warned of the risk of famine in Sudan. Sudan’s food security has dramatically worsened due to ongoing conflict and economic decline. Rural households are especially hard hit due to disrupted agricultural activities, limited access to markets and soaring food prices. Improved access to credit, better farming techniques, broadened and deepened social protection, and resilient infrastructure could help …

More than 10 million displaced in war-torn Sudan, IOM says
6 months, 1 week ago

More than 10 million displaced in war-torn Sudan, IOM says

Al Jazeera  

UN migration agency says 7.26 million people have fled their homes since war broke out in April 2023, while 2.83 million were already displaced by previous wars. More than 10 million people have been displaced within war-torn Sudan, according to the latest figures released by the International Organization for Migration. Since the war broke out in April 2023 between the …

The UN says more than 10 million people in Sudan have now fled their homes as war continues
6 months, 1 week ago

The UN says more than 10 million people in Sudan have now fled their homes as war continues

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The number of internally displaced people in Sudan has reached more than 10 million as war drives about a quarter of the population from their homes, the U.N. migration agency told The Associated Press on Monday. More than 2 million other people have been driven abroad, mostly to neighboring Chad, South Sudan and Egypt, International Organization for Migration …

UN seeks $430 million for drought-hit Zimbabwe, saying millions of people need food and water
7 months, 1 week ago

UN seeks $430 million for drought-hit Zimbabwe, saying millions of people need food and water

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — About half of Zimbabwe’s population urgently needs food and water after the country’s worst drought in four decades, the U.N. humanitarian agency said Thursday as it launched an appeal for $430 million to help those most in need. About 7.6 million of the country’s 15 million people need “lifesaving and life-sustaining” humanitarian assistance, the U.N. Office for …

People eating ‘grass and peanut shells’ in Darfur, UN says, as hunger crisis engulfs war-ravaged Sudan
7 months, 2 weeks ago

People eating ‘grass and peanut shells’ in Darfur, UN says, as hunger crisis engulfs war-ravaged Sudan

CNN  

CNN — Time is running out to prevent starvation in Darfur, in western Sudan, a UN agency has warned, as escalating violence devastates the African nation. “If assistance doesn’t reach them soon, we risk witnessing widespread starvation and death in Darfur and across other conflict-affected areas in Sudan,” Michael Dunford added. In the city and its surrounding localities, there have …

Two million Kenyans in need of food assistance: report
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Two million Kenyans in need of food assistance: report

China Daily  

Residents gather at the scene of a search and rescue after heavy flash floods wiped out several homes following heavy rains in Kamuchiri Village of Mai Mahiu, Nakuru county, Kenya on April 30. NAIROBI -- About two million people in Kenya are in need of food assistance, a situation exacerbated by the ongoing heavy rains that have led to the …

Two million Kenyans in need of food assistance: report
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Two million Kenyans in need of food assistance: report

China Daily  

Residents gather at the scene of a search and rescue after heavy flash floods wiped out several homes following heavy rains in Kamuchiri Village of Mai Mahiu, Nakuru county, Kenya on April 30. NAIROBI -- About two million people in Kenya are in need of food assistance, a situation exacerbated by the ongoing heavy rains that have led to the …

The Sudan War exacerbate hunger and suffering one year down the line
8 months ago

The Sudan War exacerbate hunger and suffering one year down the line

China Daily  

FILE PHOTO: A Sudanese woman, who fled the conflict in Murnei in Sudan's Darfur region, walks beside carts carrying her family belongings upon crossing the border between Sudan and Chad in Adre, Chad August 2, 2023. The war that broke out on April 15, 2023, between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces in the capital Khartoum, has …

Aid groups call attention to Sudan with famine looming after a year of civil war
8 months, 1 week ago

Aid groups call attention to Sudan with famine looming after a year of civil war

The Hindu  

On a clear night a year ago, a dozen heavily armed fighters broke into Omaima Farouq’s house in an upscale neighbourhood in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum. Sudan has been torn by war for a year now, ever since simmering tensions between its military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces exploded into street clashes in the capital in mid-April 2023. …

World paid little attention to Sudan’s war for a year. Now aid groups warn of mass death from hunger
8 months, 1 week ago

World paid little attention to Sudan’s war for a year. Now aid groups warn of mass death from hunger

Associated Press  

CAIRO — On a clear night a year ago, a dozen heavily armed fighters broke into Omaima Farouq’s house in an upscale neighborhood in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum. Sudan has been torn by war for a year now, ever since simmering tensions between its military and the notorious paramilitary Rapid Support Forces exploded into street clashes in the capital …

World paid little attention to Sudan's war for a year. Now aid groups warn of mass death from hunger
8 months, 1 week ago

World paid little attention to Sudan's war for a year. Now aid groups warn of mass death from hunger

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sudan has been torn by war for a year …

A year of violence, of displacement, of violations in Sudan’s war
8 months, 1 week ago

A year of violence, of displacement, of violations in Sudan’s war

Al Jazeera  

A year since it started, the war in Sudan has spiralled into one of the world’s largest and most complex displacement crises. Since April 15, 2023, more than 8.6 million people have fled their homes, with 1.8 million people, mostly women and children, crossing to neighbouring countries. UNHCR and the World Health Organization are warning of the worsening health situation …

First UN food supplies arrive in Sudan's Darfur after months but millions face acute hunger
8 months, 2 weeks ago

First UN food supplies arrive in Sudan's Darfur after months but millions face acute hunger

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The United Nations said Friday …

U.S. announces over $47 million in humanitarian aid for war-torn Sudan
9 months ago

U.S. announces over $47 million in humanitarian aid for war-torn Sudan

LA Times  

People board a truck as they leave Khartoum, Sudan, in June 2023. The U.S. announced more than $47 million in humanitarian aid for war-torn Sudan and two neighboring countries, to where at least a million people have fled in the nearly year-old conflict. The fresh funds bring to more than $968 million the total U.S. humanitarian aid for Sudan since …

Sudan is on course to become the world’s worst hunger crisis, with children already dying, UN says
9 months ago

Sudan is on course to become the world’s worst hunger crisis, with children already dying, UN says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The nearly year-long conflict between Sudan’s military and paramilitary forces has put the African nation on course to become the world’s worst hunger crisis with malnutrition soaring and already claiming children’s lives, the U.N. humanitarian office warned Wednesday. Edem Wosornu, the director of humanitarian operations, told the U.N. Security Council that already one-third of Sudan’s population – …

Sudan is on course to become the world's worst hunger crisis, with children already dying, UN says
9 months ago

Sudan is on course to become the world's worst hunger crisis, with children already dying, UN says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Edem Wosornu, the director of humanitarian operations, told the …

UN reports a 35% increase in people affected by violence in South Sudan
9 months ago

UN reports a 35% increase in people affected by violence in South Sudan

Associated Press  

JUBA, South Sudan — The number of people affected by violence in South Sudan surged by 35% in the last three months of 2023, the United Nations reported. The U.N. Mission in South Sudan, or UNMISS, documented 233 incidents of violence affecting 862 people. The head of UNMISS, Nicholas Haysom, said it is “doing all it can to prevent violence …

UN reports 35 percent increase in people affected by South Sudan violence
9 months ago

UN reports 35 percent increase in people affected by South Sudan violence

Al Jazeera  

New report says civilians are bearing the brunt of a surge in intercommunal conflict in pockets of South Sudan. The number of people affected by violence in South Sudan surged by 35 percent in the last three months of 2023 due to intercommunal conflict, the United Nations has said. The UN Mission in South Sudan documented 233 incidents of violence …

UN warns five million could suffer ‘catastrophic’ hunger in Sudan amid war
9 months, 1 week ago

UN warns five million could suffer ‘catastrophic’ hunger in Sudan amid war

Al Jazeera  

UN aid chief says 730,000 Sudanese children are thought to suffer from ‘severe’ malnutrition. Nearly five million people in Sudan are at risk of “catastrophic” hunger in the coming months, the United Nations has warned, calling for the country’s warring parties to allow aid deliveries. In a note to the UN Security Council on Friday, UN aid chief Martin Griffiths …

Sudan’s conflict risks creating the world’s largest hunger crisis, the top UN food official warns
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudan’s conflict risks creating the world’s largest hunger crisis, the top UN food official warns

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A ruinous conflict raging for about a year between rival generals in Sudan risks creating the world’s largest hunger crisis, the top U.N. food official warned Wednesday as global attention has been focused on the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Cindy McCain, head of the World Food Program, said the fighting in Sudan, which pits the country’s military against …

Sudan war threatens ‘world’s largest hunger crisis’: WFP
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudan war threatens ‘world’s largest hunger crisis’: WFP

Al Jazeera  

Warring generals leave at least 25 million people facing food insecurity, with humanitarian response at ‘breaking point’. The war in Sudan threatens to trigger “the world’s largest hunger crisis”, a United Nations agency has warned. The World Food Programme said on Wednesday that more than 25 million people scattered across Sudan, South Sudan and Chad are “trapped in a spiral” …

Sudan’s conflict risks creating the world's largest hunger crisis, the top UN food official warns
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudan’s conflict risks creating the world's largest hunger crisis, the top UN food official warns

New Indian Express  

CAIRO: A ruinous conflict raging for about a year between rival generals in Sudan risks creating the world’s largest hunger crisis, the top U.N. food official warned Wednesday as global attention has been focused on the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Cindy McCain, head of the World Food Program, said the fighting in Sudan, which pits the country’s military against a …

What will it take to end hunger and malnutrition in South Sudan?
10 months ago

What will it take to end hunger and malnutrition in South Sudan?

Al Jazeera  

UN warns Africa’s youngest nation is facing a food crisis. South Sudan is on the verge of a devastating hunger catastrophe, the World Food Programme has warned. Now, the influx of half a million people – escaping the violence in neighbouring Sudan – is worsening an already precarious humanitarian situation. Aid agencies say more funding and unhindered access is vital …

Famine looms in Sudan
10 months, 1 week ago

Famine looms in Sudan

Al Jazeera  

As war continues unabated in Sudan, an acute food emergency could kill hundreds of thousands of people by next year. “When we started, about 70 people would come to us for food … from several neighbourhoods,” Abdel Hay told Al Jazeera from Khartoum. “Eventually, we started to see more than 200 people coming each time we cooked.” Ten months into …

UNICEF says 700,000 children in Sudan face life-threatening malnutrition
10 months, 2 weeks ago

UNICEF says 700,000 children in Sudan face life-threatening malnutrition

Al Jazeera  

As the war continues, the UN agency warns tens of thousands of children will ‘likely die’ without more aid. At least 700,000 children in Sudan are likely to suffer from the worst form of malnutrition this year, and tens of thousands could die, the United Nations children’s agency has warned. “The consequences of the past 300 days means that more …

Nearly eight million displaced by Sudan war: United Nations
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Nearly eight million displaced by Sudan war: United Nations

The Hindu  

The number of people uprooted by the war between rival Generals in Sudan is almost eight million, the United Nations said on Wednesday. The conflict between Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces erupted in mid-April last year. Explained | The Sudan conflict explained in 8 charts …

Nearly eight million people displaced by war in Sudan: UN
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Nearly eight million people displaced by war in Sudan: UN

Al Jazeera  

UN reports figures nine months into a new round of war that has left the country devastated. Nine months into a bloody war, nearly eight million people have been forced from their homes in Sudan, the United Nations says, calling for urgent additional support to cope with the crisis. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees reported the alarming figure on …

Somalia floods kill 50 people, nearly 700,000 displaced: Disaster agency
1 year, 1 month ago

Somalia floods kill 50 people, nearly 700,000 displaced: Disaster agency

Al Jazeera  

More than 1.7 million people are in need as torrential rains destroy homes and livelihoods in Horn of Africa. “Fifty people died in the disaster … while 687,235 people were forced to flee their houses,” Mohamud Moalim Abdullahi, the director of the Somali Disaster Management Agency, said at a news conference on Monday. “The expected rains between 21st and 24th …

Once-in-a-century flooding swamps Somalia after historic drought
1 year, 1 month ago

Once-in-a-century flooding swamps Somalia after historic drought

The Hindu  

The United Nations has described floods that uprooted hundreds of thousands of people in Somalia and neighbouring countries in East Africa following a historic drought as a once-in-a-century event. Around 1.6 million people in Somalia could be affected by the heavy seasonal downpours, which have been worsened by the combined impact of two climate phenomenons, El Niño and the Indian …

Over half of Sudan’s population needs humanitarian aid after nearly 7 months of war, UN says
1 year, 1 month ago

Over half of Sudan’s population needs humanitarian aid after nearly 7 months of war, UN says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Almost seven months of war between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary group have left a wave of destruction with over half the population in need of humanitarian aid and raised fears of a repeat of the deadly ethnic conflict in Darfur 20 years ago. “What is happening is verging on pure evil,” the United Nations humanitarian …

Sudan facing humanitarian crisis as relief funding dwindles
1 year, 2 months ago

Sudan facing humanitarian crisis as relief funding dwindles

Al Jazeera  

Sudan’s medical sector is on the verge of complete collapse, humanitarian organisations say, along with rising hunger. As Sudan’s civil war enters its sixth month, civilians are facing a colossal humanitarian crisis as relief funding dwindles and army-imposed restrictions strangle its delivery, aid groups and activists told Al Jazeera. “Only a third of the overall humanitarian appeal has been funded …

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