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Source: United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) |

Sudan: Türk warns of catastrophic surge in violence

The RSF have reportedly surrounded the city of El Obeid, currently held by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and allied groups, and may attack it in the coming days, as announced by the RSF commander

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk warned today of the disastrous consequences stemming from ongoing and escalating hostilities across the North Darfur and Kordofan regions in Sudan, where civilian casualties, sexual violence, abductions and looting have been reported in multiple areas. “The recent fighting and grave risk of further aggravation…

Source: UN Women - Africa |

Safe spaces transform lives of displaced women in war torn Sudan

IDPs and host community members live side-by-side, often sharing houses due to soaring rents and limited resources

Since the outbreak of conflict on 15 April 2023, Sudan has witnessed one of the world’s fastest-growing displacement crises. Over 12 million people have been forced to flee their homes as of 16 June 2025, including more than 2 million women and girls, many of whom are now living in overcrowded shelters…

Source: Amnesty International |

Global: Urgent action needed as climate crisis leads to devastating new harms to human rights

Across the globe, unnatural disasters exacerbated by climate change, such as worsening droughts and severe floods, are damaging harvests and leading to food scarcity and water shortages, contributing to displacement, migration and conflict

States must urgently deliver ambitious climate action by mapping out a just transition away from fossil fuels in all sectors to prevent even worse human rights harms around the world, Amnesty International said in a new briefing to mark the start of the Bonn Climate Conference which takes place between 16-26 June.…

Source: World Food Programme (WFP) |

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) early warning report reveals worsening hunger in 13 hotspots: five with immediate risk of starvation

Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Haiti, and Mali remain hotspots of highest concern, and Democratic Republic of the Congo has returned as a hunger hotspot to watch

A new joint UN report warns that people in five hunger hotspots around the world face extreme hunger and risk of starvation and death in the coming months unless there is urgent humanitarian action and a coordinated international effort to de-escalate conflict, stem displacement, and mount an urgent full-scale aid…

Source: Save the Children |

Acute Malnutrition Soars in South Sudan with Millions of Children at Risk following Aid Cuts

A deadly mix of conflict, climate change and poverty have pushed 2.3 million children aged under 5 in South Sudan into life threatening acute malnutrition, with rates soaring just months after foreign governments announced the slashing of funds to the world’s poorest countries, Save the Children said

A deadly mix of conflict, climate change and poverty have pushed 2.3 million children aged under 5 in South Sudan into life threatening acute malnutrition, with rates soaring just months after foreign governments announced the slashing of funds to the world’s poorest countries, Save the Children said. Latest figures from the…

Source: African Union (AU) |

African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson had a meeting with Brig. Paul Kahuria Njema, Director General of the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) Secretariat.

They reaffirmed the imperative of a sustained, coordinated approach to conflict resolution & the importance of securing sustainable & predictable funding for African-led peace support operations

The Chairperson of the AU Commission H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, had a meeting with Brig. Paul Kahuria Njema, Director General of the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) Secretariat this morning. Their discussions focused on the peace & security landscape in Eastern DRC, Sudan, Somalia, & the Gulf of Aden. They…

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

United Nation (UN) Relief Chief issues call to action for protection and accountability for the people of Sudan

The health system has been smashed to pieces, with cholera, measles and other diseases spreading

Again and again, the international community has said that we will protect the people of Sudan. The people of Sudan should ask us if, when and how we will start to deliver on that promise. For their country has become a grim example of twin themes of this moment: indifference and impunity.…

Source: World Food Programme (WFP) |

Conflict, Displacement and disease drive food insecurity and malnutrition to alarming level in parts of South Sudan

These areas have faced intense clashes and aerial bombardments that began in March, leading to large scale displacement. Some 32,000 people are in Catastrophic (IPC Phase 5) hunger conditions in Upper Nile state, more than three times the previous projection

The population in two counties in South Sudan are at risk of famine in the coming months, as conflict in Upper Nile state escalates, destroying homes, disrupting livelihoods, and impeding the delivery of humanitarian aid. The latest update by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) shows a deterioration in…

Source: United Nations - Ethiopia |

United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Executive Director to visit Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan

Visit to African countries will take place from 13 to 17 April

Jorge Moreira da Silva, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director, is scheduled to visit the Africa region, in a five-day visit that will take him to Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan.  During his visit, Mr. Moreira da Silva will meet national authorities and development partners. He will discuss the practical solutions…

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Sudan: Children in Darfur urgently need immunisation as measles spreads

From June 2024 until the end of May 2025, more than 9,950 patients were treated for measles in health facilities run or supported by MSF in the region

For a year now, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in Darfur, Sudan, have been witnessing outbreaks of measles in the four Darfur states where we currently work. While massive vaccination campaigns are finally ongoing in several locations across the region, MSF calls on health authorities and medical organisations to increase efforts to catch up on…