Sudan’s brutal conflict could spill over into wider region, warns Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan

Sudan’s brutal conflict could spill over into wider region, warns Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan

In his speech to the annual general debate of the UN General Assembly, Mr. Al-Burhan, who is President of the Transitional Sovereign Council, said that the Sudanese people have been facing a devastating war since April 15 launched against them by the Rapid Support Forces.   Describing those paramilitary forces as rebels in alliance with…

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Urgent call for $1 billion to support millions fleeing Sudan conflict

Urgent call for $1 billion to support millions fleeing Sudan conflict

Since the crisis began when rival military groups clashed in mid-April, projections of growing numbers of people trying to escape fighting have sharply spiked upwards. “The crisis has triggered an urgent demand for humanitarian assistance, as those arriving in remote border areas find themselves in desperate circumstances due to inadequate services, poor infrastructure and limited…

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The conflict between Bella Hadid and the Israeli minister escalated

The conflict between Bella Hadid and the Israeli minister escalated

File photo The dispute between the well-known Palestinian American super model and actress Bella Hadid and the extremist Israeli minister intensified. According to foreign media, Israel’s Minister of National Security, Itamar Bin Guer, said in a recent TV interview about the Palestinians in the occupied West Bank that their right to freedom movement as Jewish…

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Da’esh and affiliates still a threat in conflict zones, UN counter-terrorism officials report

Da’esh and affiliates still a threat in conflict zones, UN counter-terrorism officials report

Ambassadors were briefed by two senior UN counter-terrorism officials who presented the Secretary-General’s latest report on the group, also known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which showed that the threat in non-conflict areas remains low.  “This analytical distinction can obscure what is the complex, context- specific and dynamic nature of how these groups operate and evolve and their impact on international…

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Sudan: Four months of conflict 'destroying people's lives and violating their basic human rights', humanitarians warn

Sudan: Four months of conflict ‘destroying people’s lives and violating their basic human rights’, humanitarians warn

In a statement, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned that the “disastrous, senseless war in Sudan, born out of a wanton drive for power, has resulted in thousands of deaths, the destruction of family homes, schools, hospitals and other essential services, massive displacement, as well as sexual violence, in acts which may amount…

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Sudan conflict displaces nearly four million: UN migration agency

Sudan conflict displaces nearly four million: UN migration agency

Latest data from IOM’s displacement matrix indicates that the clash between the Sudanese army and paramilitaries has uprooted a staggering number of people, with more than 926,000 seeking refuge abroad and a total of 3.02 million internally displaced.  According to IOM’s latest humanitarian situation update, individuals have been forced to leave all of Sudan’s 18…

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600,000 people have gone to neighboring countries due to the Sudan conflict, United Nations

600,000 people have gone to neighboring countries due to the Sudan conflict, United Nations

Courtesy: The Guardian, London. Clashes between the army and paramilitary forces in Sudan have forced millions of people to flee. On the situation in Sudan, the United Nations Refugee Agency has issued a warning from the capital Khartoum, saying that the number of people evacuating from Sudan due to the conflict will exceed 1 million….

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‘Dire year’ for children caught in conflict, as hospital and school attacks double

‘Dire year’ for children caught in conflict, as hospital and school attacks double

Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Virginia Gamba unveiled the Secretary-General’s latest annual report, for 2022, which showed there were 27,180 grave violations overall, an increase from the previous year. The recorded violations only refer to verified information, with the likely toll much higher, and cover four categories: recruitment and use of children into…

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MINUSCA chief to Security Council: Decade-long cycle of conflict can be broken

MINUSCA chief to Security Council: Decade-long cycle of conflict can be broken

Valentine Rugwabiza head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the country (MINUSCA) briefed ambassadors on important progress which has been made in the implementation of a key 2019 peace agreement between the Government and armed groups. She emphasized the significance of the dissolution following “active engagements” by the Government in April, of two armed groups…

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