More than 10 million displaced in war-torn Sudan, IOM says
9 months, 3 weeks 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 Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, 7.26 million people have fled their homes, adding to the 2.83 million already displaced by previous conflicts, the IOM said on Thursday. Over a quarter of Sudan’s 48 million people have now been forced to flee their homes, with more than two million crossing international borders.

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Sudan civil war: Paramilitary RSF killed at least 50 in past week
1 week, 6 days ago

Sudan civil war: Paramilitary RSF killed at least 50 in past week

Firstpost  

Around 70 people, including 12 volunteers, had been abducted during the past week, while forced displacement had surged across central, southern, and eastern parts of Khartoum A man walks by a house hit in recent fighting in Khartoum, Sudan, an area torn by fighting between the military and the notorious paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, on April 25, 2023. AP File …

UN: Sudan war is world’s worst humanitarian crisis: 30 million need aid, 16 million of them kids
2 weeks, 5 days ago

UN: Sudan war is world’s worst humanitarian crisis: 30 million need aid, 16 million of them kids

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The war in Sudan has created the world’s largest and most devastating humanitarian crisis with over 30 million people needing aid this year, 16 million of them children trying to survive in dire conditions, the head of the U.N. children’s agency said Thursday. With no end in sight to the nearly two-year conflict, Catherine Russell told the …

Sudan facing ‘the abyss’ unless war ends as mass starvation looms, UN warns
1 month ago

Sudan facing ‘the abyss’ unless war ends as mass starvation looms, UN warns

Al Jazeera  

Rights chief Turk warns of ‘explosion into chaos’ unless action is taken to end war as famine strikes deeper. UN human rights chief Volker Turk said on Thursday that famine had taken hold in five areas across the country, including Zamzam refugee camp in North Darfur, where the UN’s World Food Programme and medical charity Doctors Without Borders were forced …

UN urges action on war-ravaged Sudan
Trending News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UN urges action on war-ravaged Sudan

China Daily  

Displaced Sudanese children gather at a camp near the town of Tawila in North Darfur state on Feb 11. While launching the 2025 humanitarian and refugee response plans for Sudan on Monday, UN officials said the humanitarian response for Sudan aims to raise $4.2 billion to provide aid to 21 million people inside Sudan, while the regional refugee response plan …

Tens of thousands go hungry in Sudan after Trump aid freeze
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tens of thousands go hungry in Sudan after Trump aid freeze

Raw Story  

by Bahira AMIN For the first time in nearly two years of war, soup kitchens in famine-stricken Sudan are being forced to turn people away, with U.S. President Donald Trump's aid freeze gutting the life-saving schemes. "We have 40 kitchens across the country feeding between 30,000 to 35,000 people every day," another Sudanese volunteer told AFP, saying all of them …

Sudan scene of world’s worst humanitarian crisis: African Union
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sudan scene of world’s worst humanitarian crisis: African Union

Al Jazeera  

Conflict hampering delivery of aid to a population suffering attacks and threat of famine. The civil war in Sudan has created the “worst humanitarian crisis in the world”, the African Union has warned. The war “has hampered access to humanitarian relief, led to shortage of food and aggravated hunger”, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, chairperson of the AU High Level Panel on …

Over a million people flee to South Sudan as Sudan conflict grinds on: UN
2 months, 1 week ago

Over a million people flee to South Sudan as Sudan conflict grinds on: UN

Al Jazeera  

The war in Sudan erupted in April 2023, between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces. More than one million people have fled the war in Sudan to seek refuge in neighbouring South Sudan, according to the United Nations. In its latest update on one of the world’s worst displacement crises, the UN issued new data on …

UN says 3 million Sudan children facing acute malnutrition
2 months, 3 weeks ago

UN says 3 million Sudan children facing acute malnutrition

Deccan Chronicle  

Port Sudan: An estimated 3.2 million children under the age of five are expected to face acute malnutrition this year in war-torn Sudan, according to the United Nations Children's Fund. "Of this number, around 772,000 children are expected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition," Eva Hinds, UNICEF Sudan's Head of Advocacy and Communication, told AFP late on Thursday. Sudan has …

United Nations says more than 3 million Sudan children facing acute malnutrition
2 months, 3 weeks ago

United Nations says more than 3 million Sudan children facing acute malnutrition

The Hindu  

An estimated 3.2 million children under the age of five are expected to face acute malnutrition this year in war-torn Sudan, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund. “Of this number, around 7,72,000 children are expected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition,” Eva Hinds, UNICEF Sudan’s Head of Advocacy and Communication, said late on Thursday. Sudan has endured 20 months …

Will 14 mn Syrian refugees return home now that Assad regime has fallen?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Will 14 mn Syrian refugees return home now that Assad regime has fallen?

Firstpost  

With the collapse of Assad dynasty in Syria, it remains to be seen whether the country would see stability making way for the return of millions of refugees sheltering abroad or whether the country would fall into further chaos and trigger another wave of outward migration Syrians arrive to cross into Syria from Turkey at the Cilvegozu border gate, near …

Syria's endless struggle: Can refugees ever go home?
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Syria's endless struggle: Can refugees ever go home?

India Today  

The civil war has left Syria devastated. By 2025, the UN predicts that 7.2 million people will be forced to flee their homes but remain inside Syria. Another 6.2 million Syrians are expected to live as refugees in nearby countries like Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and T¼rkiye. DISPLACEMENT HOTSPOTS From Aleppo’s shattered streets to Deir Ezzor’s arid plains, the human …

They fled war in Sudan. But they haven’t been able to flee the hunger
3 months, 4 weeks ago

They fled war in Sudan. But they haven’t been able to flee the hunger

Associated Press  

ADRE, Chad — For months, Aziza Abrahim fled from one village in Sudan to the next as people were slaughtered. “We don’t have anything to eat because of the war,” Abrahim said, cradling her 1-year-old daughter under the sheet where she now shelters, days after crossing into Chad. Some 24,000 people have been killed and millions displaced during Sudan’s civil …

Acute food insecurity to hit most people in South Sudan next year, says UN
4 months, 2 weeks 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
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Sudan war death toll much higher than previously recorded, new study finds
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudan war death toll much higher than previously recorded, new study finds

Al Jazeera  

Researchers estimate 60,000 deaths in Khartoum state in war’s first 14 months, far higher than other assessments. The number of people dying due to the war in Sudan is likely far higher than previous estimates, according to a new study. ‘New phase of brutality’ Sudan’s war broke out in April 2023 amid a power struggle between Sudan’s army and the …

Devastating floods in South Sudan displace 379,000, affecting 1.4 million
4 months, 3 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 …

Nearly 380,000 people displaced by South Sudan floods, UN says
4 months, 3 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 …

Sudan War: A Living Nightmare for Millions
5 months ago

Sudan War: A Living Nightmare for Millions

Al Jazeera  

The war in Sudan has displaced over 14 million people and is creating a world's largest displacement crisis this year. The civil conflict has created a living nightmare for millions, with hunger, disease and sexual violence rampant. The UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director-General Amy Pope described the situation in the war-torn African country as 'catastrophic'. The war has …

Distressing times for children and women in Sudan
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Distressing times for children and women in Sudan

China Daily  

The ongoing war in Sudan has pushed children and adults in El Fasher in southwestern part of the country to the limit of survival as access to food, clean water, medicine and healthcare dwindle even as violence continues to escalate. In a joint statement on Thursday, a group of international non-governmental organizations operating in Sudan including CARE International and Save …

South Sudan May See the First Permanent Mass Displacement Due to Climate Change
6 months, 2 weeks ago

South Sudan May See the First Permanent Mass Displacement Due to Climate Change

Wired  

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Enormous floods have once again engulfed much of South Sudan, as record water levels in Lake Victoria flow downstream through the Nile. While weather extremes regularly displace whole communities in other parts of the world, this could be the first permanent mass displacement due to climate change. Around …

UN warns some 2.5 million Sudanese risk famine without more donations
6 months, 2 weeks ago

UN warns some 2.5 million Sudanese risk famine without more donations

The Independent  

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UN and US say food is on its way to a famine-stricken camp in Sudan
7 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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UN humanitarian official tells the Security Council that aid to starving Sudanese is being blocked
7 months, 3 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
8 months, 2 weeks 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 …

What’s Sudan like after 15 months of war, displacement, and brutality?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

What’s Sudan like after 15 months of war, displacement, and brutality?

Al Jazeera  

Fighting has been reported in the towns of Sinja, Sennar and Dinder, prompting an exodus of civilians to neighnouring states. The war in Sudan is approaching its 16th month, with tens of thousands of people killed and millions displaced in what international organisations say is the world’s worst displacement crisis. The RSF began attacking towns in the southeastern state of …

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

Record 120 million people forcibly displaced globally: UNHCR
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Record 120 million people forcibly displaced globally: UNHCR

The Hindu  

A staggering total of 120 million people are living forcibly displaced by war, violence and persecution, the U.N. said June 13, branding the ever-increasing number a “terrible indictment on the state of the world”. And in the Gaza Strip, the U.N. estimates 1.7 million people — 75% of the population — have been displaced by the war sparked eight months …

Record 120 Mn People Forcibly Displaced Globally: UN
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Record 120 Mn People Forcibly Displaced Globally: UN

News 18  

A staggering total of 120 million people are living forcibly displaced by war, violence and persecution, the UN said Thursday, branding the ever-increasing number a “terrible indictment on the state of the world”. And in the Gaza Strip, the UN estimates 1.7 million people — 75 percent of the population — have been displaced by the war sparked eight months …

Nearly 120 million people were displaced around the world in 2023, UNHCR report says
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Nearly 120 million people were displaced around the world in 2023, UNHCR report says

NPR  

Nearly 120 million people were displaced around the world in 2023, UNHCR report says toggle caption Sam Mednick/AP Almost 120 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced in 2023, the 12th year in a row that figure has risen, according to a new report by the United Nations' refugees agency. And Clements says data shows that over that same period of …

The UN says more than 10 million people in Sudan have now fled their homes as war continues
9 months, 3 weeks ago

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

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 number of internally displaced …

The UN says more than 10 million people in Sudan have now fled their homes as war continues
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

The Take: As famine looms in Sudan, the people fill gap left by the world
9 months, 4 weeks ago

The Take: As famine looms in Sudan, the people fill gap left by the world

Al Jazeera  

Famine is looming in Sudan more than a year after the war started. With limited aid, Sudanese try to fill the gap. In Sudan, if nothing changes, it is projected that 2.5 million people could die by September. In this episode: Hiba Morgan, Al Jazeera Correspondent Mohanad El Balal, Founder, Khartoum Kitchen Episode credits: This episode was produced by Ashish …

Migration tracking group says 76 million people were displaced within their countries in 2023
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Migration tracking group says 76 million people were displaced within their countries in 2023

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Conflicts and natural disasters left a record nearly 76 million people displaced within their countries last year, with violence in Sudan, Congo and the Middle East driving two-thirds of new movement, a top migration monitoring group said Tuesday. Some 75.9 million people were living in internal displacement at the end of last year, the report said, with half …

Migration tracking group says 76 million people were displaced within their countries in 2023
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Migration tracking group says 76 million people were displaced within their countries in 2023

New Indian Express  

GENEVA: Conflicts and natural disasters left a record nearly 76 million people displaced within their countries last year, with violence in Sudan, Congo and the Middle East driving two-thirds of new movement, a top migration monitoring group said Tuesday. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Center report found that the number of internally displaced people, or IDPs, has jumped by 50% over …

‘Bleak milestone’: UN says 3 million forced to flee in Myanmar conflict
10 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Bleak milestone’: UN says 3 million forced to flee in Myanmar conflict

Al Jazeera  

United Nations says the number displaced has jumped by 50 percent in last six months as fighting has intensified. The number of people in Myanmar forced from their homes by conflict now exceeds more than 3 million in what the United Nations has described as a “bleak milestone” for the country. “Myanmar has this week marked a bleak milestone with …

People eating ‘grass and peanut shells’ in Darfur, UN says, as hunger crisis engulfs war-ravaged Sudan
10 months, 4 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 …

Over 7 million people in South Sudan likely to face acute food insecurity between now, July, UN says
11 months ago

Over 7 million people in South Sudan likely to face acute food insecurity between now, July, UN says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Over 7 million people in South Sudan are expected to face acute food insecurity or worse during “the lean season” between now and July, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organizations said in a report Tuesday. The FAO said the highest prevalence of acute hunger, ranging between 65% and 75% of the population, is reported in northern Unity, …

Aid groups call attention to Sudan with famine looming after a year of civil war
11 months, 2 weeks 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
11 months, 2 weeks 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
11 months, 2 weeks 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
11 months, 2 weeks 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 …

After a year of war, Sudan is world’s ‘forgotten crisis.’ Aid groups warn of mass death from hunger
11 months, 2 weeks ago

After a year of war, Sudan is world’s ‘forgotten crisis.’ Aid groups warn of mass death from hunger

LA Times  

People board a truck as they leave Khartoum, Sudan, in June 2023, just months into a war that continues to rage. The U.N. humanitarian campaign needs some $2.7 billion this year to get food, healthcare and other supplies to 24 million people in Sudan — nearly half its population of 50 million. It said Darfur is experiencing “its worst violence …

Sudan’s war began a year ago. Children are among its most fragile survivors
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Sudan’s war began a year ago. Children are among its most fragile survivors

Associated Press  

METCHE CAMP, Chad — The war in Sudan began a year ago. We don’t even have sugar.” Back home, Sudan’s military, led by Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, is fighting the paramilitary group known as Rapid Support Forces, commanded by Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, for immensely greater resources — including power over the country’s more than 45 million people. “It has …

First UN food supplies arrive in Sudan's Darfur after months but millions face acute hunger
11 months, 3 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 …

First UN food supplies arrive in Sudan’s Darfur after months but millions face acute hunger
11 months, 3 weeks ago

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

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — The United Nations said Friday it has begun distributing food in Sudan’s restive western Darfur region for the first time in months, following two successful cross-border deliveries in March, but the population still faces widespread hunger unless more help arrives. About a third of the country’s population, or 18 million people, face acute hunger, the U.N. food …

US announces over $47 million in humanitarian aid for war-torn Sudan
1 year ago

US announces over $47 million in humanitarian aid for war-torn Sudan

Associated Press  

CAIRO — 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 1-year-old conflict. The fresh funds bring to more than $968 million the total U.S. humanitarian aid for Sudan since last year, the statement said. The U.S. relief funds were …

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

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