Sudan: UN warns of unprecedented child hunger in Darfur as fighting fuels refugee exodus

Sudan: UN warns of unprecedented child hunger in Darfur as fighting fuels refugee exodus

This article is published in association with United Nations. Sudan’s deepening war is driving unprecedented levels of hunger, child malnutrition and displacement, UN agencies report, as new data from Darfur and a renewed refugee influx into Chad underscore the rapidly deteriorating situation. The war, which erupted in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and […]

Darfur: ICC convicts Janjaweed leader of war crimes and crimes against humanity

This article is published in association with United Nations. Two decades after the scorched-earth campaign that left hundreds of thousands dead in Sudan’s Darfur, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has delivered its first conviction linked to the conflict, finding Janjaweed commander Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman “Ali Kushayb”, guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The […]

UN warns of ‘catastrophic’ humanitarian crisis in Sudan’s Darfur

This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN’s top humanitarian official in Sudan has warned of an impending catastrophe in Darfur, with civilians facing relentless violence, sexual abuse and starvation. All this, while aid convoys remain blocked from reaching hundreds of thousands trapped close to the frontlines and as the military government and […]

Sudan war: Hundreds of thousands flee renewed violence in North Darfur

This article is published in association with United Nations. A mass wave of displacement in Sudan’s North Darfur state is pushing hundreds of thousands into precarious conditions far from lifesaving aid, as overstretched operations struggle to keep pace with the growing emergency. Renewed attacks on camps – including Zamzam and Abu Shouk – that were sheltering […]

UN relief head in war-torn Sudan warns ‘we’re in a race against time’ as famine looms

This article is published in association with United Nations. Growing hunger in war-torn Sudan and limited tools to address the world’s largest displacement crisis are urgent concerns as famine looms, the head of the UN emergency relief agency (OCHA) in the beleaguered Africa nation told UN News on Tuesday. Justin Brady spoke with UN News’s Khaled […]

ICC Prosecutor appeals for evidence of Darfur atrocities

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) launched a campaign on Tuesday to address the unfolding crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan, amid the going war between rival military forces that erupted last April.  In a video posted on social media, Karim […]

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