Women farmers in Sudan are being encouraged to take a more active role in their communities. The livelihood of many farming families is under threat due to the cumulative effects of conflict, economic and political instability, coupled with increased water consumption from population growth and agricultural development; climate change is the latest threat. Women in…
“The suffering across the country remains immense,” Commissioner Barney Afako said at a press conference in Juba, the capital. “South Sudanese women and girls continue to face unspeakable sexual violence.” On the penultimate day of a five-day visit, the Commission took stock of reports from civil society and stakeholders in Juba and Upper Nile state,…
The government and members of the United Nations have emphasized on peace talks, Photo: File Khartoum: Armed robbers in Sudan killed 21 people by indiscriminately shooting into a village. This incident happened at the beginning of the visit of Pope Francis. According to the World News Agency, gunmen fired indiscriminately in a village in the…
Israel’s Foreign Minister and Sudanese General Fateh al-Barhan shake hands. Israel and Sudan have drafted a peace treaty that will be signed in Washington this year. Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has returned to Tel Aviv after completing his visit to Sudan. He said that the visit to Khartoum was with the consent of the…
“Our priority in 2023 is to take a ‘peace to people’ approach with the Government’s facilitation,” Stephen Par Kuol, Minister of Peacebuilding of South Sudan, told the Commission, via video link. Addressing the ambassadorial-level meeting on building peace in communities through local governance and community reconciliation in South Sudan, he said efforts included tackling such…
Presenting his latest report, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan updated ambassadors on proceedings against Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as “Ali Kushayb”, charged with 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity. These atrocities were allegedly committed during the Darfur conflict which began in 2003, pitting Sudanese Government forces, backed by militia groups known…
