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Save the Children
Source: Save the Children |

Children and families at risk of being cut off from food, medical supplies as rains cut access to Sudan’s Central and West Darfur states

Five days ago, raging floodwaters destroyed the only bridge connecting Central and West Darfur states, creating a bottleneck on the West Darfur side of the river

Dr. Bashir Kamal Eldin Hamid, Save the Children's Health and Nutrition Director, said: “Heavy downpours and widespread flooding in Sudan is compounding the suffering for families and children especially those displaced by more than 16 months of fighting, with contamination of water and decimation of health facilities causing a major…

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) |

Sudan: Conflict, access constraints and floods undermine Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) efforts to support agriculture and food security

FAO, with the support of its resource and implementing partners, has distributed almost 3 900 tonnes of vital crop and vegetable seeds to over 400 000 vulnerable households in nine states

The spread of conflict, access challenges and widespread flooding are severely hampering the emergency response efforts of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations across the country, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for the Near East and North Africa, AbdulHakim Elwaer, warned. According to the latest Integrated Food…

Médecins sans frontières (MSF)
Source: Médecins sans frontières (MSF) |

Cholera grips Sudan as Médecins sans frontières (MSF) calls for quick response

A cholera outbreak adds yet another challenge to Sudan’s decimated health system already struggling with increasing child malnutrition, high numbers of war wounded, and regular cases of preventable diseases

A cholera outbreak in central and eastern Sudan is bringing yet more risk, death, and misery to people already bruised by the country’s devastating war. Emergency teams from Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) are treating patients as well as providing water and sanitation services to people affected by the…

World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
Source: World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean |

High-level mission to Sudan reaffirms World Health Organization (WHO) commitment, calls for urgent action to address and end the extreme health and humanitarian crisis

Much of Sudan’s health system has been devastated by the conflict, with more than 100 attacks on healthcare facilities in the over 500 days of conflict leading to significant casualties among health workers and patients

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Regional Director Dr Hanan Balkhy yesterday concluded a two-day mission to Port Sudan, where they reaffirmed WHO's commitment to reaching all Sudanese in need and called on the international community to urgently act to end the extreme health and humanitarian crisis. During their…

Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Source: Human Rights Watch (HRW) |

Sudan: Abusive Warring Parties Acquire New Weapons

Renew, Expand UN Arms Embargo

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), warring parties responsible for widespread war crimes and other atrocities in the current conflict in Sudan, have newly acquired modern foreign-made weapons and military equipment, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The United Nations Security Council should…

UN News
Source: UN News |

The world must ‘wake up and help Sudan out of the nightmare of conflict’ says World Health Organization’s Tedros

Sudan’s health system is “near collapse” after 16 months of war have left the country and its people facing what the UN’s top health official described on Sunday as the “perfect storm of crises”, which the world is largely ignoring

“The scale of the emergency is shocking, as is the insufficient action being taken to curtail the conflict,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the UN World Health Organization (WHO). Speaking to reporters from the Red Sea City of Port Sudan, Dr. Tedros said the conflict had so far killed more…

Ministry of Information, Eritrea
Source: Ministry of Information, Eritrea |

Eritrea: President Isaias Meets and Holds Talks with Sudanese President

The meeting was attended by Mr. Osman Saleh, Eritrea’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Tsegay Tesfatsion, Eritrea’s Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China

President Isaias Afwerki on 6 September met and held talks in Beijing with General Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan, President of Sudan’s Sovereign Council. The two leaders engaged in extensive discussions on the current situation in Sudan, the bilateral ties between their countries, as well as regional and global matters of mutual interest.…

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Source: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) |

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Libya Receives Critical Funding from United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance to Address Urgent Needs of Incoming Sudanese to Libya

UNICEF Libya is rapidly scaling up its response to meet the growing needs of these vulnerable populations, particularly children and pregnant and lactating women

In response to the escalating humanitarian crisis in Sudan, UNICEF Libya has received $1,750,000 in funding from USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA). This support will significantly enhance UNICEF’s efforts to meet the urgent needs of Sudanese children and their families seeking safety in Libya. “Children are bearing the brunt…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar |

Qatar's Permanent Representative to United Nations Meets United States Envoy to Sudan

The meeting focused on the latest developments in Sudan, especially the deteriorating humanitarian situation

HE Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations, Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani has met with HE Tom Perriello, the US Special Envoy to Sudan. The meeting focused on the latest developments in Sudan, especially the deteriorating humanitarian situation. Her Excellency pointed out that the…

United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation
Source: United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation |

Joint Statement from The Aligned for Advancing Lifesaving and Peace in Sudan (ALPS) Group on Progress in Addressing the Crisis in Sudan

The ALPS Group members reiterate their shared commitment to working with other international partners to alleviate the suffering of the people of Sudan

The Aligned for Advancing Lifesaving and Peace in Sudan (ALPS) Group continued its weekly virtual sessions on September 5, focusing on the expansion of emergency humanitarian access and respect for international humanitarian law. Last week, an estimated 3,114 metric tons of supplies reached approximately 300,000 people in Darfur with the…