Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) |

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) mourns the killing of Sudanese Red Crescent volunteer

The IFRC sends its deepest condolences to Iman's family, her SRCS colleagues and loved ones

The IFRC is deeply saddened by the death of Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS) volunteer, Iman Abbas.   On 1 February, she was killed while participating in a SRCS cleaning campaign at the Sabreen open market in Omdurman, which was struck by artillery shelling.   The IFRC sends its deepest condolences to…

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) |

Remove restrictions to allow aid to reach people in need in Sudan - Statement by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami

Despite repeated commitments made by SARHO, humanitarian actors continue to face obstruction, undue interference, and operational restrictions that contravene international humanitarian law

The humanitarian crisis in Sudan – particularly in the Darfur region where food insecurity and widespread suffering are escalating – demands urgent and unimpeded access to aid. However, persistent restrictions and bureaucratic hurdles imposed by the Sudanese Agency for Relief and Humanitarian Operations (SARHO), an affiliate of the Rapid Support…

Source: World Food Programme (WFP) |

Italy and the World Food Programme (WFP) partner to reduce malnutrition in Eastern Sudan

Sudan continues to face a catastrophic humanitarian situation with approximately 24.6 million people – nearly half of Sudan's population – facing acute food insecurity

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Sudan welcomes a contribution of EUR6.55 million from the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS). This vital funding will enable WFP to provide specialized nutritious foods and cash-based nutrition assistance to nearly 200,000 young children and pregnant or nursing women in Gedaref…

Source: Save the Children |

End of 2024 saw more violence in Sudan than any time since conflict began – Save the Children

Save the Children analysed instances of violence in Sudan recorded by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) between 15 April 2023 and 31 January 2025 and found over 700 violent events targeting civilians in the last three months of 2024 - much higher than any other quarter in the conflict

The last quarter of 2024 saw more violence in Sudan than at any time since the conflict began nearly two years ago, Save the Children said, with significant violent attacks against children and other civilians continuing into 2025. Save the Children analysed instances of violence in Sudan recorded by the…

Source: UN News |

Sudan: Top aid official warns against escalating violence in two states

South Kordofan and Blue Nile states in Sudan are on the brink of catastrophe as violence continues to escalate at an alarming rate, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country said on Thursday in a statement

Clementine Nkweta-Salami said the latest outbreak of hostilities in South Kordofan's capital, Kadugli, has reportedly claimed at least 80 civilian lives and left scores more injured. She condemned the reported use of women and children as human shields there, along with the obstruction of humanitarian aid and the detention of civilians including…

Source: Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) |

Protect civilians trapped in crisis in South Kordofan and Blue Nile - Statement by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami

The latest outbreak of hostilities in Kadugli in South Kordofan has reportedly claimed at least 80 civilian lives and left scores of people injured

South Kordofan and Blue Nile states are on the brink of catastrophe as violence continues to escalate at an alarming rate. The latest outbreak of hostilities in Kadugli in South Kordofan has reportedly claimed at least 80 civilian lives and left scores of people injured. I condemn the reported use…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) |

Groundbreaking Ebola vaccination trial launches today in Uganda

The randomized vaccine trial to assess the recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus (rVSV) candidate vaccine was launched at a ceremony in Kampala today by the Minister of Health of Uganda

In a global first, Uganda’s Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners today launched a first ever vaccine trial for Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus, and at an unprecedented speed for a randomized vaccine trial in an emergency. The principal investigators from Makerere University…

Source: UN News |

Sudan: United Nations (UN) chief condemns reported executions as starvation risks rise

The UN Secretary-General expressed deep alarm on Monday over reports of summary executions of civilians in the Sudanese city of Khartoum North, allegedly carried out by fighters and militias allied with the forces of the military Government

Many of the victims are believed to be from the Darfur and Kordofan regions. “The Secretary-General reminds all warring parties in Sudan of their obligations under international law, especially in relation to the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure,” said his Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, briefing correspondents in New York. “Sudanese women, Sudanese children and…

Source: Save the Children |

Deadly attacks on markets, camps and hospitals in Sudan driving up needs of children

These are the latest incidents in nearly two years of war with Sudan now facing the world’s largest displacement crisis with 14 million people forced to flee their home seeking safety

In the wake of the devastating shelling of a busy market in Omdurman, which killed at least 54 people and injured another 158 people, many of them women and children, Save the Children is delivering emergency health kits and saline drips to the Al Naw Hospital, providing crucial support for…

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus |

Ambassador of Belarus S.Terentiev meets the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning of Sudan

The parties discussed the current state of Belarusian-Sudanese relations with an emphasis on trade, economic and financial dimensions

On February 1, 2025 the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Republic of Sudan concurrently, Sergei Terentiev, met with the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning of the Republic of Sudan,Gibril Ibrahim Mohammed, and the Director General of the…