South Sudan: Key electoral questions ‘remain unanswered’
With 15 months to the end of the transition period, “time is of the essence” for getting the election process settled, UN Special Representative for South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom told…
Sudan: UN ‘will never stay neutral’ amid war and human rights abuses
But he stressed the UN “will never stay neutral” when it comes to demanding accountability for war crimes and other human rights abuses. Final briefing Volker Perthes, Special Representative of…
Türk: Ethnically motivated attacks leave hundreds dead in Sudan
“Such developments echo a horrific past that must not be repeated,” said Volker Türk UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, marking “five months of futile suffering, death, loss and destruction.”…
FAO launches emergency plan to combat hunger in Sudan
Over the coming year, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will distribute seeds, livestock treatment kits and provide veterinary and fisheries support to boost crop production, improve seed diversification and…
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…
Sudan: ‘Civilians need life-saving assistance now,’ says UN relief chief
The latest funds, approved by Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths, builds upon previous support, bringing the total CERF funding for the crisis to $60 million. “As humanitarian needs soar in…
Sudan: ‘lost generation’ of children amid war, hunger, disease: UN humanitarians
Mr. Griffiths said that the conflict spelled trauma for Sudan’s youth and cited “deeply disturbing” reports that some children were being used in the fighting. He also warned that hundreds…
More than two million children displaced by Sudan war: UNICEF
Fighting between the Sudanese Army and military rival the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which erupted in April, has displaced 1.7 million children within the country while more than 470,000 have…
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…
Sudan: ‘Grim prediction’ now ‘harsh reality’ as hunger engulfs over 20 million
Of that figure, 6.3 million people – 13 per cent of Sudan’s population – are experiencing emergency levels of hunger – classified as Phase 4 of the Integrated Food Security…