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Sudan conflict: ‘There cannot be a military solution to this war’

·December 29, 2024·4 min read

Ramtane Lamamra, the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy For Sudan recently travelled to Sudan, where he met senior figures of the Government, including General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council of Sudan and the Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces. The Envoy also went to Ethiopia, where he talked...

World News in Brief: Deaths and injuries mount in Ukraine, refugees from Sudan, Vanuatu quake response

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·December 22, 2024·2 min read

In October and November alone, there were more than 2,180 civilian deaths and injuries, while nearly 40,000 people have been uprooted by fighting in frontline areas in Donetsk and Kharkiv, according to the UN aid coordination office, OCHA. The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission to Ukraine meanwhile has highlighted an increase...

Staggering scale of Sudan crisis ‘demands sustained and urgent attention’

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·December 21, 2024·2 min read

Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations at the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), described the situation as a “crisis of staggering scale and cruelty”. “It demands sustained and urgent attention,” she emphasized. Ms. Wosornu detailed the catastrophic toll of the conflict, which...

World News in Brief: Migrants Day, hunger in the Arab world, arbitrary arrests in South Sudan

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·December 18, 2024·3 min read

Tragically, the year also saw the highest death toll of migrants in transit. “These challenges are made worse by the rising tide of mis- and disinformation and hate speech which sows division and distorts the valuable contributions migrants are making each and every day,” said Secretary-General António Guterres. The potential...

WFP delivers aid to over 800,000 in Sudan

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·December 17, 2024·1 min read

The surge in aid follows a large-scale effort launched by WFP to address the growing humanitarian crisis caused by the conflict that erupted in April 2023. October marked a record month, with WFP reaching 2.8 million people across Sudan with food, cash, and nutrition assistance – the highest monthly total...

Children of Sudan show ‘a strength that deserves recognition’

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·December 5, 2024·3 min read

Despite the staggering challenges, he found hope and resilience in their stories. The nearly 19 months of relentless conflict in Sudan has devastated millions, with children bearing the brunt of the crisis. Over five million children have been forcibly displaced, according to the UN. In response, UNICEF and its...

World News in Brief: Aid challenges in Syria, human rights in Iran, elections in South Sudan

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·November 29, 2024·3 min read

A Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) volunteer was among multiple civilians killed in the incident, OCHA said in a news release. The attack also damaged several SARC ambulances and other humanitarian objects and left two bridges impassable. “As a result, all humanitarian operations at border crossings [between Syria and Lebanon]...

WFP scales up operations to reach millions in Sudan

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·November 24, 2024·1 min read

WFP announced a major surge in its operations across Sudan, part of a scale-up effort to reach millions in the most needy and isolated conflict areas. More than 700 trucks carrying emergency food aid are on the way to communities across the country, including 14 “hotspots” that are facing severe...

SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Updates on Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine

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·November 19, 2024·1 min read

The Security Council held three high-stakes high-level meetings on Monday in New York, with the United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy presiding. Russia vetoed a draft resolution to protect civilians in Sudan, with ambassadors meeting next on Gaza and Lebanon, followed by another forthright debate on Ukraine. UN News app...

World News in Brief: Sudan aid latest, toxic air in Pakistan, Ukraine and Syria updates

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·November 12, 2024·4 min read

The trucks are carrying food and nutrition supplies for about 12,500 people in the striken camp, and the agency said it was determined to provide the life-saving aid “safely and quickly”, said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, briefing journalists in New York. “WFP underscores that the Adre corridor is a vital...

First famine, now cholera and dengue fever surge hits war-torn Sudan

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·November 4, 2024·2 min read

In an alert from the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, it reported more than 28,000 cases of cholera and 836 deaths in 11 states between 22 July and 28 October. The actual number of people infected with the disease may be higher owing to under-reporting, said OCHA; the UN agency also...

Sudan crisis escalates as attacks in Al Jazirah spark mass displacement

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·November 3, 2024·1 min read

“The Secretary General is appalled by the large numbers of civilians being killed, detained and displaced, acts of sexual violence against women and girls, the looting of homes and markets and the burning of farms,” said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric in a statement issued on Friday. The Secretary-General warned that...