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Source: UN News | Nov 07, 2025

Genocide prevention expert raises alarm over alleged Sudan atrocity crimes

The UN Special Adviser on genocide prevention has raised concerns over widespread allegations of war crimes committed in Sudan’s El Fasher last month, and plans to meet his African Union counterpart on Friday to discuss a coordinated response

“We see massive violations of international human rights law, direct attacks on civilians, noncompliance with international humanitarian law, which regulates conduct in relation to hostilities, and that the attacks are largely on civilians,” said Chaloka Beyani, who recently took up his post as Special Adviser of the Secretary-General for the Prevention of…

Source: UN News | Nov 05, 2025

Famine declared in two Sudanese cities cut off by war, fragile gains elsewhere

New analysis of hunger and malnutrition in war-torn Sudan has revealed sharp contrasts along conflict lines, three UN agencies reported on Tuesday

Although food security has begun to improve in areas where fighting has subsided, famine has taken hold in conflict-hit locations that have been cut off from aid or under siege, according to the latest UN-backed IPC food security analysis. Famine conditions have been confirmed in Darfur’s El Fasher and Kadugli, where “people have endured months…

Source: World Food Programme (WFP) | Nov 04, 2025

Famine conditions confirmed in Sudan's El Fasher and Kadugli, but hunger and malnutrition ease where conflict subsides

FAO, WFP and UNICEF warn of the highest levels of acute food insecurity and malnutrition in El Fasher and Kadugli; improvements seen where fighting has receded and services have resumed

The latest analysis of food insecurity and malnutrition in Sudan shows stark contrasts along conflict lines, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF warned today. In areas where violence has subsided – allowing humanitarian access and market recovery – food…

Source: International Rescue Committee (IRC) | Nov 04, 2025

Sudan - Darfur: “Where are the people of El Fasher?” International Rescue Committee (IRC) demands as catastrophic hunger levels confirmed and unaccompanied children arrive in Tawila

IRC continues to deliver critical humanitarian support in Tawila to displaced people from El Fasher including emergency health services, water trucking, and cash assistance

As the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) system confirms catastrophic hunger levels in El Fasher and Kadugli, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is alarmed by the arrival of unaccompanied and separated children in Tawila, fleeing violence by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). IRC staff report that amidst the less…

Source: UN News | Nov 04, 2025

Famine tightens grip on Sudan, with civilians trapped and aid blocked

Sudan’s hunger crisis has deepened further, with new UN-backed analysis confirming that famine is underway in parts of Darfur and Kordofan, where fighting and sieges have cut off entire communities from food and aid

According to the latest IPC food security report, more than 21 million people across Sudan are facing high levels of acute food insecurity – the largest such crisis in the world. Famine takes root The analysis found that famine conditions are ongoing in El Fasher, North Darfur, and in Kadugli, South Kordofan,…

Source: Republic of South Africa: The Parliament | Nov 03, 2025

International Relations Committee Chairperson Condemns Killing of Civilians in Sudan

The committee adds its voice to that of the South African government calling upon the Sudanese armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces to immediately and unconditionally implement an verifiable cessation of hostilities

The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Supra Mahumapelo, has condemned in the strongest possible terms the continuing gruesome killings of civilians and attacks on essential services, such as healthcare centres, in Sudan. He said the persistent acts of impunity that have resulted in a…

Source: African Union (AU) | Nov 03, 2025

Official Press Statement by H.E. Amb. Amma A. Twum-Amoah - AUC Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development on the Humanitarian Assessment Mission in the Republic of the Sudan

The team also delivered food items (FIs) and non-food items (NFIs), procured from local vendors, to the Humanitarian Aid Commission of the Republic of the Sudan

The African Union Commission deployed a Humanitarian Assessment Team composed of humanitarian experts voluntarily nominated by Member States, and led by H.E. Amb. Amma A. Twum-Amoah, Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs, and Social Development, and H.E. Amb. Nasir Aminu, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the Federal Democratic…

Source: Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) | Nov 01, 2025

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Mobilises Emergency Public-Health Response After Hospital Attack in Sudan

In light of these escalating health risks, Africa CDC is calling for an immediate halt to violence against health facilities and personnel, the protection of humanitarian and medical access, and full respect for international humanitarian law

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is currently dispatching critical medical commodities and supplies following the 28 October 2025 attack on the Saudi Maternity Hospital in El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan. The assault, which killed hundreds of patients and caregivers and led to the abduction of…

Source: Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) | Oct 31, 2025

Sudan: Carnage in Al Fasher must end

Statement by Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Secretary General Jan Egeland on the situation in Al Fasher, Sudan

“The horror unfolding in Al Fasher is beyond words. The Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) assault on civilians and the terror inflicted on families trying to flee are indefensible. Civilians are being shelled, hospitals have been hit, and aid workers and local volunteers are being targeted. Families fleeing the city describe…

Source: African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR) | Oct 30, 2025

Press Release on the Situation in El Fasher, North Darfur, Republic of Sudan

The Commission expresses its solidarity with the people of Sudan and reaffirms that lasting peace, security, and justice can only be achieved through accountability, civilian protection, and respect for human dignity

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission), through Honourable Commissioner Hatem Essaiem, Country Rapporteur for the Republic of Sudan, vice president of the Commission and Honourable Commissioner Solomon Ayele Dersso, Focal Point on Human Rights in Conflict Situations, expresses its deep and grave concern over the continued escalation of…

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