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World News in Brief: Israeli military escalation in Syria, Nicaragua rights probe, South Sudan talks

·April 4, 2025·2 min read

“Such actions undermine efforts to build a new Syria at peace with itself and the region, and destabilize Syria at a sensitive time,” Geir Pedersen said on Thursday in a statement. He called on Israel to cease these attacks which could amount to serious violations of international law, to respect...

Sudan crisis: UN rights chief condemns extrajudicial killings in Khartoum

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·April 3, 2025·3 min read

Citing credible reports of extrajudicial killings in several areas of the capital, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said that the victims were suspected of collaborating with rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters. “I urge the commanders of the Sudanese Armed Forces to take immediate measures to put an...

Sudan: Sexual violence used as weapon of terror against women and girls

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·April 3, 2025·4 min read

It is nearly two years since the brutal war between the forces of the military government in Khartoum and the Rapid Support Forces militia erupted, sparking one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Human rights abuses have been committed on both sides and more than 30.4 million Sudanese require urgent...

Sudan war: Displacement figures fall for first time

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·April 1, 2025·2 min read

However, the country remains in the grip of one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with millions facing famine, disease and insecurity. IOM data shows that between December last year and March, displacement fell by 2.4 per cent – with nearly 400,000 people returning to their places of origin in...

‘Perfect storm’ in South Sudan demands urgent action, says Guterres

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·March 31, 2025·1 min read

“All the dark clouds of a perfect storm have descended upon the people of the world’s newest country – and one of the poorest,” Mr. Guterres told reporters at UN Headquarters in New York. After finally gaining independence from neighbouring Sudan in July 2011, civil war broke out in South...

UN rights body sounds the alarm over South Sudan crisis

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·March 27, 2025·2 min read

The arrest of First Vice President and main opposition leader Riek Machar, alongside mounting military clashes and reported attacks on civilian populations, signals a severe unravelling of the peace process and a direct threat to millions, rights investigators said. Speaking later on Thursday, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said Secretary-General António...

UNICEF condemns looting of lifesaving supplies for children in Sudan

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·March 23, 2025·1 min read

The attack on one of the last operational hospitals in the area further deepened the ongoing humanitarian crisis sparked by the civil war between rival militaries, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which started in April 2023. Among the stolen supplies were 2,200 cartons...

Sudan: Civilians targeted as hostilities intensify in the capital

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·March 20, 2025·1 min read

The office has condemned the escalating violence as the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and their former ally, the paramilitary group – Rapid Support Forces (RSF) –continues to impact civilians. Credible reports indicate that RSF fighters and allied militias have raided homes in eastern Khartoum, carrying out summary killings, arbitrary...

Sudan war: Children facing ‘unimaginable suffering’, warns UNICEF chief

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·March 14, 2025·4 min read

“This is not just a crisis, it is a poly-crisis affecting every sector, from health and nutrition to water, education and protection,” Catherine Russell, UNICEF Executive Director, told ambassadors in the Security Council. Since war erupted between the former allies-turned-rivals, the Sudanese army (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and...

Scores killed in ‘abhorrent attack’ on UN helicopter in South Sudan

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·March 8, 2025·1 min read

More than two dozen members of the South Sudanese military, including an injured General, were also reportedly killed when the UN mission (UNMISS) helicopter came under fire in Nasir, Upper Nile State. According to news reports, the helicopter later landed safely. The extraction was being carried out at the request...

Sudan: Access to stricken Zamzam camp ‘is nearly impossible’

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·March 6, 2025·2 min read

“I am deeply worried about reports of destruction of homes and livelihoods in North Darfur,” said Clementine Nkweta-Salami, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan. “Civilians continue to pay the price. Access to Zamzam camp is nearly impossible, just when people need support the most. We need unimpeded humanitarian access...

Sudan: Children as young as one raped during conflict, UNICEF warns

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·March 4, 2025·1 min read

Data from gender-based violence service providers in Sudan reveals the scale of the horror: more than 220 reported cases of child rape since the start of 2024. “Children as young as one being raped by armed men should shock anyone to their core and compel immediate action,” said UNICEF Executive...