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

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.  Issued on: 05/04/2024 – 21:06 2 min The yearlong conflict between military and paramilitary forces …

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UN peacekeepers among scores killed in clashes along Sudan-South Sudan border

Fighting between rival communities in a disputed region claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan has killed 54 people, including two UN peacekeepers, the United Nations said on Monday, calling for calm.  Issued on: 29/01/2024 – 16:48 2 min The clashes in Abyei, a contested oil-rich territory straddling the border of both countries, broke out …

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The United Nations needs $46.4 billion for aid in ‘bleak’ 2024

The United Nations said Monday that it needed $46.4 billion next year to bring life-saving help to around 180 million people in desperate circumstances around the world. Issued on: 11/12/2023 – 06:23 2 min The UN said the global humanitarian outlook for 2024 was “bleak”, with conflicts, climate emergencies and collapsing economies “wreaking havoc” on …

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Sudan armed conflict spreading to new regions, warns UN

The conflict in Sudan, which has left thousands dead and seven million people displaced over seven months, is spreading to new regions of the nation, the UN said Thursday, warning of a mounting “humanitarian calamity.” Issued on: 17/11/2023 – 05:22 1 min The deadly unrest includes outbreaks of interethnic violence and attacks against women, according …

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More than 800 Sudanese reported killed in attack on Darfur town, UN says

Fighters from a paramilitary force and their allied Arab militias rampaged through a town in Sudan’s war-ravaged region of Darfur, reportedly killing more than 800 people in a multiday attack, doctors and the U.N. said. The attack on Ardamata in West Darfur province earlier this month was the latest in a series of atrocities in …

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Record 114 million people displaced from their homes worldwide, UN says

The number of people displaced from their homes worldwide is estimated to have exceeded 114 million, the United Nations said Wednesday – a record figure. Issued on: 25/10/2023 – 22:06 2 min The main drivers in the first half of 2023 were the conflicts in Ukraine, Sudan, Myanmar and the Democratic Republic of Congo; a …

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Sudan conflict ‘threatens to consume entire country’, says UN aid chief

War and hunger threaten to “consume” Sudan where hundreds of thousands of malnourished children are at risk of dying as fighting between rival generals rages on, the United Nations warned Friday. Issued on: 25/08/2023 – 10:40Modified: 25/08/2023 – 11:17 1 min The conflict between the army under General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid …

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More than one million have fled Sudan after four months of war, UN says

More than one million people have fled Sudan to neighbouring states and people inside the country are running out of food and dying due to lack of healthcare after four months of war, the United Nations warned on Tuesday. Issued on: 15/08/2023 – 21:17 2 min Fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid …

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