Sudan violations in spotlight at UN Human Rights Council

Sudan violations in spotlight at UN Human Rights Council

The development comes after more than three weeks of fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) loyal to General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. UN rights chief Volker Türk opened the meeting condemning the “wanton violence” which has brought more hunger, deprivation and displacement upon the Sudanese people, while…

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Sudan violence threatens fragile cross-border progress with Juba

Sudan violence threatens fragile cross-border progress with Juba

“The outbreak of violence in the Sudan may deeply impact the chance for political progress on Abyei and border issues,” Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, told the Council. Security in Abyei, a disputed oil-rich border region straddling both African nations, had…

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First Person: Caught in the crossfire in Sudan

First Person: Caught in the crossfire in Sudan

At the same time, UN agencies are also helping to provide emergency relief support, including the International Organization for Migration (IOM), whose Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) aims at assisting refugees and third country nationals who are desperately trying to flee fighting by escaping to neighbouring countries. Sudan’s national army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF),…

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Sudan crisis: Guterres condemns looting of main WFP compound in Khartoum

Sudan crisis: Guterres condemns looting of main WFP compound in Khartoum

In a statement issued by his Spokesperson, António Guterres noted that “most, if not all, United Nations agencies and our humanitarian partners, have been impacted by large-scale looting”, since the military power struggle between the national army and rival RSF militia began, which fighting now entering a fourth week. Speaking to journalists at the daily UN briefing on Monday,…

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Negotiations in Jeddah for a ceasefire in Sudan

Negotiations in Jeddah for a ceasefire in Sudan

Negotiations for a ceasefire between the Sudanese army and paramilitary forces were held in Jeddah. According to the news agency from Jeddah, Martin Griffiths, the United Nations humanitarian affairs representative, reached Jeddah in this regard. The news agency says that Martin Griffiths will meet with representatives of Sudan’s warring groups. Representatives of Sudan’s warring militant…

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Midwives scramble to ensure safe deliveries amid violence in Sudan

Midwives scramble to ensure safe deliveries amid violence in Sudan

“Health facilities and hospitals should be safe havens in times of crisis,” the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) said on Saturday, condemning an attack on a hospital in Khartoum. Laila Baker, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) regional director, said pregnant women in capital city are facing perilous conditions. “We are acutely concerned,” she said. “There is…

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Keep Sudan borders open UNHCR urges, amid alarming rise in child deaths

Keep Sudan borders open UNHCR urges, amid alarming rise in child deaths

Elizabeth Tan, UNHCR’s Director of International Protection said their first request was that countries allow civilians fleeing Sudan on “a non-discriminatory manner to access their territory”. She said this applied to Sudanese nationals, foreign nationals, and refugees who are being hosted in Sudan, “stateless persons, as well as those who do not have a passport…

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