When conflict between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Force (RSF) had reached its peak in early 2024, Saleh Iliyas and Abdurrahim, his friend-turned-family member, were doing the math: staying could mean dying at home, and leaving could mean dying on the road. But what becomes of a man whose world is …
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Despite experiencing one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises, aid remains underfunded in Sudan, leaving millions without essential protection, education, and basic services, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and 22 other humanitarian organisations said in a joint statement shared on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Since April 2023, over 720,000 Sudanese refugees and more than 220,000 …
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The United Nations Women (UN Women) has released a gender alert highlighting the catastrophic impact of the Sudan war on women and girls. According to the report published today, Sept. 27, a 100 per cent increase was recorded in the number of people in need of gender-based violence-related services as of December 2023. While there …
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Humanitarian organisations operating in Sudan have warned the international community about the impending deaths and starvation in the region. The global aid groups, including the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), Danish Refugee Council (DRC), and the Mercy Corps, released a joint statement on Tuesday, Sept. 3, drawing the world’s attention to the unprecedented crisis. “Sudan is …
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One year after conflict broke out in Sudan, international aid groups and leaders from different parts of the world asked the warring parties to put an end to the violence and bloodshed. On April 15, 2024, representatives from France, Germany and the European Union gathered at an international humanitarian conference in Paris, expressing their support …
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Nine months after the war that escalated in Sudan, more than 30 per cent of refugees, asylum seekers, and ethnic South Sudanese have fled to South Sudan, a country that has recently come out of decades of war and is facing one of the worst food crisis in the world, with nine million people said …
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International Aid group, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), has expressed its deep concerns over the escalating violence in Wad Madani, the capital of Al Jazira state in Sudan. The humanitarian organisation’s concerns stem from the fact that the city has more than 700,000 people, including at least 84,000 that have been displaced from Khartoum, the country’s …
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Confirming previous reports by the UN refugee agency and local groups, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of killing hundreds of people in Sudan’s West Darfur region in early November. In a statement published on Sunday, the international non-governmental organisation called on the UN Security Council to act to protect …
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The international organisation for the protection of children’s rights, Save The Children, reports an alarming increase in the displacement of children in Sudan caused by persistent conflict, saying at least 7,600 are being displaced daily in the northeastern African country. “We are seeing abhorrent levels of violence in Sudan. The human rights violations are severe, …
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Staff of international humanitarian organisations are at the receiving end of the ongoing war in Sudan. The raging feud between two Sudan’s warlords, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, has claimed the lives of several aid workers, especially in Khartoum, the country’s capital. Dr Khalid, a health manager at Save the Children, an international …
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Sometime in April this year, Farida Muhammad* left her home in Khartoum to visit relatives in another state within Sudan. A day after, war broke out in the country. She did not think to travel with her passport because she did not anticipate she would need it for any reason. Then the war broke out …
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A Khartoum orphanage has been evacuated by the Red Cross as fighting continues in Sudan, after scores of children died at the institution. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated the evacuation of 280 orphans and 70 caregivers from the Maygona orphanage to a safer location outside the country’s capital. The ICRC said …
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