Who should step in to end the humanitarian crisis in Sudan?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Who should step in to end the humanitarian crisis in Sudan?

Al Jazeera  

War has forced millions from their homes and to the brink of starvation. The war in Sudan has created one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. More than nine months of fighting between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has pushed almost five million people to the brink of starvation. Humanitarian organisations are appealing to the international community to increase their funding – and not forget about Sudan as other wars dominate the world’s attention. Presenter: Tom McRrae Guests: Hajooj Kuka – Spokesperson for Emergency Response Rooms, a youth-led volunteer network delivering aid in Sudan.

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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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Do not ignore Mali’s multifaceted humanitarian catastrophe
3 months, 1 week ago

Do not ignore Mali’s multifaceted humanitarian catastrophe

Al Jazeera  

Millions in the country are suffering in a perfect storm created by the intersection of climate change, protracted armed conflict, endless economic struggles and a deepening healthcare crisis. According to a study by the World Weather Attribution, the unusually intense and lethal hot spell was caused by “human-induced” climate change and likely caused hundreds, if not thousands, more excess deaths …

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

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

The Independent  

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US warns a famine in Sudan is on pace to be the deadliest in decades as the world looks elsewhere
4 months, 3 weeks ago

US warns a famine in Sudan is on pace to be the deadliest in decades as the world looks elsewhere

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The newly confirmed famine at one of the sprawling camps for war-displaced people in Sudan’s Darfur region is growing uncontrolled as the country’s combatants block aid, and it threatens to grow bigger and deadlier than the world’s last major famine 13 years ago, U.S. officials warned on Friday. The U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.N. World Food …

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 …

Away from global attention, Sudan is starving
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Away from global attention, Sudan is starving

Al Jazeera  

We need to take urgent action to prevent what could be the largest hunger crisis of our times. Yet, despite the imminent threat of an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, the international community, and especially the Western world, shows little interest in Sudan and its protracted conflict. However, when the international community looks away, moves on from, or “forgets” a crisis or …

Nine Million People Have Fled. Up to 150,000 Are Dead. No One Is Talking About It.
6 months ago

Nine Million People Have Fled. Up to 150,000 Are Dead. No One Is Talking About It.

Slate  

In Sudan, a long-building crisis has turned a political dispute between two military generals into a humanitarian catastrophe of unimaginable scale. So while their primary concern might be to support their relatives within Sudan, or to help them leave Sudan, they’re Now, after a year of war, what’s happened is the Sudanese people who have been funding kitchens have begun …

The Sudan War exacerbate hunger and suffering one year down the line
8 months, 1 week 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 …

More support urged for conflict victims in Sudan
8 months, 1 week ago

More support urged for conflict victims in Sudan

China Daily  

One year of conflict in Sudan is taking a devastating human toll, said international humanitarian organizations, as they call for stepped-up efforts to help the country. The number of Sudanese forced to flee has now surpassed 8.5 million, with 1.8 million of them having crossed borders, according to data released by the United Nations Refugee Agency, or UNHCR, on Tuesday. …

Sudan slips into famine as warring sides starve civilians
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Sudan slips into famine as warring sides starve civilians

Al Jazeera  

Without online remittances – and with soaring prices and cereal production cuts – Sudan is in the middle of a humanitarian disaster. One year after the start of the war in Sudan, children are dying of hunger and sick people are not buying medicine so that they can afford food as the population slips towards famine. Nearly 25 million people …

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 …

Sudan one of the ‘worst humanitarian disasters in recent memory’, UN warns
9 months ago

Sudan one of the ‘worst humanitarian disasters in recent memory’, UN warns

Al Jazeera  

The UN says a ‘humanitarian travesty’ is playing out in Sudan amid international inattention and inaction. “By all measures – the sheer scale of humanitarian needs, the numbers of people displaced and facing hunger – Sudan is one of the worst humanitarian disasters in recent memory,” Edem Wosornu, director of operations at the UN Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian …

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 Security Council calls for ceasefire in Sudan during Ramadan
9 months, 2 weeks ago

UN Security Council calls for ceasefire in Sudan during Ramadan

Al Jazeera  

Fighting has forcibly displaced more than eight million people, with millions more in need of food and humanitarian aid. The United Nations Security Council has called for a ceasefire in Sudan to coincide with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and allow aid to get to 25 million people in desperate need of food with the humanitarian response at breaking …

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’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 …

UN calls for $4.1bn in aid for Sudan, says crisis needs world’s attention
10 months, 2 weeks ago

UN calls for $4.1bn in aid for Sudan, says crisis needs world’s attention

Al Jazeera  

The 10-month conflict has created one of the world’s ‘largest displacement and protection crises’, UN agencies say. Ten months since the war broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, half of Sudan’s population – some 25 million people – needs humanitarian assistance and protection, UN agencies said on Wednesday. 📄Press Release on the @UN …

UN food agency says it has reports of people dying from starvation amid the conflict in Sudan
10 months, 3 weeks ago

UN food agency says it has reports of people dying from starvation amid the conflict in Sudan

Associated Press  

CAIRO — The U.N. food agency said Friday it has received reports of people dying from starvation in Sudan, where raging fighting between rival generals is hampering the distribution of aid and food supplies to those most hungry. World Food Program said that some 18 million people across Sudan currently face acute hunger, with the most desperate trapped behind the …

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 …

Donors pledge nearly $1.5bn for Sudan crisis response, UN says
1 year, 6 months ago

Donors pledge nearly $1.5bn for Sudan crisis response, UN says

Al Jazeera  

UN says its emergency aid programme launched after the war broke out on April 15 is still short of the required $2.57bn. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told the meeting: “The scale and speed of Sudan’s descent into death and destruction is unprecedented.” “Without strong international support, Sudan could quickly become a locus of lawlessness, radiating insecurity across the region. …

UN chief calls for humanitarian aid to Sudan
1 year, 7 months ago

UN chief calls for humanitarian aid to Sudan

China Daily  

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at a news conference at the UN complex in Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya May 3, 2023. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for the urgent delivery of humanitarian assistance to people facing conflict in Sudan. During an earlier virtual meeting with the heads of the United Nations agencies and other partners, Ruto said …

Sudan Fighting: US Deploying Disaster Response Team as it Faces Humanitarian Crisis
1 year, 8 months ago

Sudan Fighting: US Deploying Disaster Response Team as it Faces Humanitarian Crisis

News 18  

The U.S. Agency for International Development has deployed a team of disaster response experts for Sudan in the region to coordinate the humanitarian response as fighting rocks the country, USAID head Samantha Power said on Sunday. In a statement, Power said the Disaster Assistance Response Team will operate out of Kenya for the initial phase, adding that the experts are …

Sudan crisis: What’s next after one week of deadly fighting?
1 year, 8 months ago

Sudan crisis: What’s next after one week of deadly fighting?

Al Jazeera  

Analysts warn the conflict may have far-reaching consequences not only for the northeast African country, but also for an already unstable region. “The combat could quickly slide into a sustained war that risks rippling through the country’s restive peripheries into its neighbours,” the International Crisis Group says. “The hostilities have pushed the country toward the full-blown civil war Sudanese have …

More than 7.7 million facing food crisis in South Sudan
2 years, 8 months ago

More than 7.7 million facing food crisis in South Sudan

Al Jazeera  

UN says more than two-thirds of population are in need of humanitarian assistance. Armed clashes, floods and drought in South Sudan have left more the 7.7 million people – some 63 percent of the population – facing a food crisis. The United Nations and South Sudan government said on Saturday that extreme weather conditions, increased armed violence, and the number …

Has the world ignored South Sudan?
4 years ago

Has the world ignored South Sudan?

Al Jazeera  

The country is facing extreme hunger, and aid agencies are warning of dire consequences. Humanitarian groups are warning 60 percent of South Sudan’s population will face “catastrophic” famine by the middle of next year if aid does not reach areas affected by floods, violence and the coronavirus pandemic. A joint report by three United Nations agencies says 6.5 million people …

Floods-hit Sudan facing ‘unprecedented challenges’, UN warns
4 years, 3 months ago

Floods-hit Sudan facing ‘unprecedented challenges’, UN warns

Al Jazeera  

Over 800,000 have been affected and more than 120 people have died in the worst floods in Sudan in decades. Humanitarian workers in disaster-hit Sudan are in danger of running out of funds to continue operations, the United Nations has said, warning that heavy rain and flooding were continuing to pose “unprecedented challenges” for thousands of vulnerable families across the …

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