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Source: UN News | Apr 17, 2025

Libya’s fragile transition plagued by deepening economic and political divides

Libya’s prolonged political transition is facing renewed strain, with mounting economic pressures and tensions between rival governments threatening the calm that has held since the 2020 ceasefire

Nearly 15 years after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi and the emergence of rival administrations in 2014, the country remains divided, with the internationally recognised Government of National Unity (GNU) based in Tripoli in the northwest and the Government of National Stability (GNS) in Benghazi in the east. “Every day,…

Source: UN News | Apr 17, 2025

Rise in violence against civilians in South Sudan

The number of civilians in South Sudan harmed by conventional parties to the conflict and other armed groups increased by 51 per cent in 2024, the UN Mission in the country (UNMISS) said on Thursday

The finding comes in its latest brief on violence against civilians, which also reveals a similar rise in incidents of conflict-related sexual violence (CSRV). Sources include victims and eyewitness accounts, as well as reports from secondary sources identified during field missions, service providers and protection partners. Killings, abductions and other horrors Last…

Source: United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) | Apr 17, 2025

Civilians in South Sudan continue to bear the brunt of sub-national violence

The majority of abductions took place in Central Equatoria State, mainly by alleged members of National Salvation Front splinter groups, followed by Jonglei State, allegedly by Murle armed elements

Civilians in South Sudan continue to bear the brunt of violence, with a concerning 51 percent increase in victims harmed by conventional parties to the conflict and other armed groups, as well as a similar rise in incidents of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) documented in the 2024 annual brief by…

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar | Apr 16, 2025

Qatar Participates in London Conference on Humanitarian Situation in Sudan

Qatari humanitarian organizations are also working to provide support and implement projects in various humanitarian fields to overcome the negative effects of the conflict

The State of Qatar participated in the London Sudan Conference on the humanitarian situation in the country, held Tuesday in London. The State of Qatar was represented at the conference by HE Minister of State for International Cooperation Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad. Addressing the conference, HE the…

Source: Médecins sans frontières (MSF) | Apr 14, 2025

Compounding crises after two years of war in Sudan leave millions more in need than ever

MSF reiterates our calls on the warring parties and their allies to ensure that civilians, humanitarian personnel, and medical teams are protected

As Sudan marks two years of war, people continue to experience the catastrophic consequences and can no longer wait for real assistance. As the rainy season approaches, humanitarian organisations must scale up, and the warring parties must allow, desperately-needed humanitarian assistance. As bombing and violence continues, MSF calls on the…

Source: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) | Apr 13, 2025

Sudan: At least 23 children and 9 aid workers reportedly killed in Al Fasher, Abu Shouk and Zamzam camps in North Darfur

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell

“Dozens of civilians, including at least 23 children, and several aid workers have reportedly been killed in North Darfur over the past three days. “Horrific violence has seen 16 children reportedly killed in Al Fasher, a further six children and nine aid workers killed in an attack on Zamzam camp…

Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) | Apr 12, 2025

Attacks on Zamzam and Abu Shouk camps and Al Fasher must end now - Statement by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami

Zamzam and Abu Shouk are some of the largest displacement camps in Darfur, sheltering more than 700,000 people who have fled cycles of violence over the years

I am appalled and gravely alarmed by reports emerging from Zamzam and Abu Shouk displacement camps as well as Al Fasher town in North Darfur. According to reports, forces affiliated with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched coordinated ground and air attacks on the camps and Al Fasher from multiple…

Source: UN News | Apr 12, 2025

Sudan war has created suffering of ‘industrial proportions’, aid agencies warn

Two years since Sudan’s brutal conflict began, UN agencies warned that famine is spreading and civilians of all ages continue to suffer shocking abuse, including rape and gang rape

“With no viable peace in sight, the Sudanese are trapped in a humanitarian crisis of industrial proportions,” said Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN aid coordination office, OCHA. “Two out of three people need aid, that’s 30 million people…This, of course, demands a massive ramp-up of international support; what we see…

Source: UN News | Apr 11, 2025

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) crisis: Children subjected to deliberate, systemic sexual violence

Stigma, fear, and insecurity means many cases go unreported, creating a hidden epidemic of sexual violence that should “shake us to our core”

Sexual violence against children in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached staggering proportions, with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reporting thousands of new cases in just two months – evidence that it’s being used as a systemic weapon of war and deliberate terror tactic. Spokesperson James Elder told reporters…

Source: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Apr 11, 2025

Two years of war in Sudan: a devastating combination of record displacement and dwindling aid

Displacement continued to grow in the second year of the conflict, with over 1 million people fleeing Sudan

Two years since the start of the war in Sudan, the news remains exceedingly grim. The world's most damaging displacement crisis is now happening amid the worst humanitarian funding situation in decades. The brutal conflict, which shows little sign of abating, has caused a colossal trail of suffering, with families…

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