arab elgeneina crisis wad central force thousands women msf protests shelter 14 sudanese aid militia agree children shelling sanctions sudan grave experts darfur siege war genena toll capital mohamed saudi

Articles for Darfur, search results for civilians

Sudan bombardments: At least 127, mostly civilians, killed in two days
2 weeks ago

Sudan bombardments: At least 127, mostly civilians, killed in two days

CNN  

Reuters — At least 127 people, mostly civilians, were killed in Sudan on Monday and Tuesday by barrel bombs and shelling from the warring sides, rights activists said. More than eight barrel bombs hit the market in the North Darfur town of Kabkabiya on Monday, the pro-democracy Al-Fashir Resistance Committee said. Khartoum State Government via Reuters An image shared by …

Sudan Reuters Killed Rsf North Darfur Kabkabiya Emergency Lawyers
Dozens of civilians killed in two days of intense fighting in Sudan
2 weeks ago

Dozens of civilians killed in two days of intense fighting in Sudan

Al Jazeera  

More people killed in North Darfur and Greater Khartoum attacks as fighting between the army and the RSF turns bloodier. Dozens of people have been killed over two days in Sudan as fighting between the army and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces intensifies, according to officials, activists and rights groups. On Monday, an air attack on a busy market …

Army Attack Sudan According Killed Rsf Omdurman
US sanctions Sudanese paramilitary commander for his role in West Darfur violence
1 month, 1 week ago

US sanctions Sudanese paramilitary commander for his role in West Darfur violence

Associated Press  

CAIRO — The United States has sanctioned a commander of Sudan’s paramilitary forces, saying he played a leading role in the ongoing violence against civilians in West Darfur. The U.S. Department of Treasury said in a statement on Tuesday that Abdel Rahman Juma Barakallah led the Rapid Support Forces campaign in West Darfur, committing human rights abuses against civilians, including …

Darfur Paramilitary West Darfur Sanctions Sudanese Barakallah
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  

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

War Sudan Aid Camp Darfur Famine
Independent UN experts accuse Sudan’s warring parties of using starvation as weapon
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Independent UN experts accuse Sudan’s warring parties of using starvation as weapon

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Human rights experts working for the United Nations on Wednesday accused Sudan’s warring parties of using starvation as a war weapon, amid mounting warnings about imminent famine in the African nation. “Both the SAF and the RSF are using food as a weapon and starving civilians,” the experts said, using initials for the Sudanese Armed Forces and the …

Sudan Experts Darfur War Weapon
Starving to death is as scary as the war for Sudanese refugees in Chad
6 months, 1 week ago

Starving to death is as scary as the war for Sudanese refugees in Chad

Al Jazeera  

The looming famine in Sudan is pushing thousands of civilians from Darfur to flee to Chad, say refugees and aid groups. About 756,000 people are facing “catastrophic levels of hunger” with an additional 25.6 million people facing acute food shortages, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, the United Nations’ hunger-level scale. However, a lack of funding has forced …

Food Refugees War Sudan Aid Her Baby Saf
UN Security Council demands end to Darfur city’s siege
6 months, 1 week ago

UN Security Council demands end to Darfur city’s siege

Raw Story  

The UN Security Council on Thursday demanded an end to the siege of El-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region, where fighting between government and paramilitary forces has provoked a humanitarian crisis. The Security Council resolution, which was prepared by Britain and received 14 votes in favor with Russia abstaining, “demands that the Rapid Support Forces halt the siege of El-Fasher.” It …

Sudan Security Council Guterres Darfur Un Security Council Resolution Calls
UN Security Council demands end to siege of el-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur
6 months, 1 week ago

UN Security Council demands end to siege of el-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur

Al Jazeera  

Resolution calls on Sudanese military and RSF to ensure protection of civilians and seek immediate end to violence. The United Nations Security Council has approved a resolution demanding that Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces halt the siege of el-Fasher in North Darfur region and end fighting in the area. The conflict in Sudan broke out in April 2023 between the …

Military Resolution Forces Saf Darfur Rsf Sudanese
47 killed in Sudan's el-Fasher region as conflict rages
6 months, 4 weeks ago

47 killed in Sudan's el-Fasher region as conflict rages

New Indian Express  

War in Sudan erupted in mid-April last year when a simmering feud between the leaders of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces exploded into violence, Al Jazeera reported. Fighting between the army, headed by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, since last April has killed tens of …

War Sudan Darfur Rsf Sudanese Minnawi
US sanctions two RSF commanders as fighting escalates in Sudan’s Darfur
7 months, 1 week ago

US sanctions two RSF commanders as fighting escalates in Sudan’s Darfur

Al Jazeera  

UN officials and rights groups warn hundreds of thousands of civilians are at risk amid heavy fighting in el-Fasher. The United States has imposed sanctions against two commanders of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, as rights groups and the United Nations warn that deadly violence in the North Darfur region is escalating. The US Department of the Treasury said on …

War Sudan Groups Forces Saf Darfur Rights Groups
Hospital closure in Sudan's North Darfur imperils lives
7 months, 1 week ago

Hospital closure in Sudan's North Darfur imperils lives

China Daily  

An internally displaced woman collects aid at a camp in Gedaref, Sudan, on Sunday. AFP Babiker Nahar Paediatric Hospital in Sudan's city of El Fasher has been forced to close its doors after an airstrike damaged the roof of its intensive care unit, putting the lives of thousands of people who live in and around the city at stake. The …

Sudan Hospital El Fasher North Darfur
Hospital closure in Sudan's North Darfur imperils lives
7 months, 1 week ago

Hospital closure in Sudan's North Darfur imperils lives

China Daily  

By EDITH MUTETHYA in Nairobi, Kenya | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-05-15 09:25 An internally displaced woman collects aid at a camp in Gedaref, Sudan, on Sunday. AFP Babiker Nahar Paediatric Hospital in Sudan's city of El Fasher has been forced to close its doors after an airstrike damaged the roof of its intensive care unit, putting the lives …

Sudan Hospital El Fasher North Darfur Civilians Health
The UN warns Sudan’s warring parties that Darfur risks starvation and death if aid isn’t allowed in
7 months, 3 weeks ago

The UN warns Sudan’s warring parties that Darfur risks starvation and death if aid isn’t allowed in

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations food agency warned Sudan’s warring parties Friday that there is a serious risk of widespread starvation and death in Darfur and elsewhere in Sudan if they don’t allow humanitarian aid into the vast western region. Leni Kinzli, the World Food Program’s regional spokesperson, said at least 1.7 million people in Darfur were experiencing emergency …

Food Sudan Aid Chad Darfur Rsf Sudanese
UN warns of possible imminent attack on city in Sudan’s North Darfur
7 months, 4 weeks ago

UN warns of possible imminent attack on city in Sudan’s North Darfur

Al Jazeera  

Attack on el-Fasher would have ‘devastating consequences’ for civilians in area already on brink of famine, UN says. The United Nations has sounded the alarm about a possible imminent attack on el-Fasher, in Sudan’s North Darfur, as the global body seeks to reduce tensions in the last major city in the region not under the control of the Rapid Support …

Attack Sudan City Darfur Forces Rsf
Sudan war could lead to more ethnic killings in volatile Darfur region
8 months ago

Sudan war could lead to more ethnic killings in volatile Darfur region

Al Jazeera  

Proximity to Chad means violence in North Darfur between the RSF and Sudan’s army could easily spread. Sudan’s civil war between its army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces could very well trigger a conflict in North Darfur that has impacts beyond Sudan’s borders, according to residents, aid workers and experts. Last week, tensions soared after the Joint Force of …

Army War Sudan Ethnic North Told Armed
‘Crimes against humanity’ may have been committed in Sudan, says UN chief
8 months, 1 week ago

‘Crimes against humanity’ may have been committed in Sudan, says UN chief

Al Jazeera  

Antonio Guterres says war is being waged on the Sudanese people, warns of escalating unrest in el-Fasher in the western Darfur region. Indiscriminate attacks against civilians in Sudan could constitute “war crimes and crimes against humanity,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said, one year after war erupted between rival generals in the East African country. The United Nations has said …

War Sudan Guterres Darfur Sudanese
Sudan’s war began a year ago. Children are among its most fragile survivors
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Children War Sudan Million Camp Chad Darfur
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 …

Food Army Hunger Million Aid Darfur Khartoum
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 …

War Humanitarian Access Sudan Million Aid Griffiths
UN Security Council urges Sudan’s warring parties to halt hostilities during holy month of Ramadan
9 months, 2 weeks ago

UN Security Council urges Sudan’s warring parties to halt hostilities during holy month of Ramadan

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council urged Sudan’s warring parties on Friday to immediately halt hostilities during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and allow aid to get to 25 million people in desperate need of food and other assistance. The resolution expresses “grave concern over the spreading violence and the catastrophic and deteriorating humanitarian situation, including crisis levels, …

Conflict Support War Humanitarian Russia Resolution Sudan
UN chief urges Sudan's warring parties to halt hostilities during Muslim holy month of Ramadan
9 months, 2 weeks ago

UN chief urges Sudan's warring parties to halt hostilities during Muslim holy month of Ramadan

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

Conflict Sudan Security Council Guterres Both Sides Forces Darfur
UN chief urges Sudan’s warring parties to halt hostilities during Muslim holy month of Ramadan
9 months, 2 weeks ago

UN chief urges Sudan’s warring parties to halt hostilities during Muslim holy month of Ramadan

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations chief urged Sudan’s warring parties on Thursday to halt hostilities during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, warning that the nearly year-long conflict threatens the country’s unity and “could ignite regional instability of dramatic proportions.” Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, the head of Sudan’s military which has been fighting for control of Sudan with the …

Conflict Sudan Security Council Guterres Both Sides Forces Darfur
UN experts: Sudan’s paramilitary forces carried out ethnic killings and rapes that may be war crimes
9 months, 3 weeks ago

UN experts: Sudan’s paramilitary forces carried out ethnic killings and rapes that may be war crimes

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Paramilitary forces and their allied militias fighting to take power in Sudan carried out widespread ethnic killings and rapes while taking control of much of western Darfur that may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, United Nations experts said in a new report. The panel of experts said Darfur is experiencing “its worst violence since …

War War Crimes Sudan Panel Experts Crimes Chad
UN chief urges all nations to do everything possible to stop the ‘horrible’ war in Sudan
10 months, 2 weeks ago

UN chief urges all nations to do everything possible to stop the ‘horrible’ war in Sudan

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations chief on Thursday urged the international community to mobilize and do everything possible to stop the war in Sudan, saying “what is happening is horrible.” Secretary-General António Guterres said there is no military solution to the conflict between forces supporting rival generals that began in mid-April 2023, and he stressed that continued fighting “will …

Support Sudan Guterres Darfur Nations Chief