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Five aid workers killed in Sudan attack on humanitarian convoy: UN
Jun 4, 2025Five aid workers have been killed and several others wounded following an attack on a humanitarian convoy en route to the besieged city of El-Fasher in western Sudan. The United Nations confirmed the incident on Tuesday.... -
Sudan paramilitaries kill at least 165 in Darfur city over 10 days: activists
May 2, 2025In their attack on El-Fasher, the final major Darfuri city to escape their grasp, Sudan’s paramilitary forces have killed at least 165 civilians in ten days, campaigners reported Wednesday. According to the city’s resistance committee, a... -
Number of children in need of humanitarian assistance in Sudan doubles as conflict enters third year amid ‘perfect storm’ of threats to children
Apr 16, 2025As the conflict in Sudan enters its third year, the number of children in need of humanitarian assistance has doubled, from 7.8 million at the start of 2023 to more than 15 million today. Without urgent... -
Children as young as one reported among survivors of rape during Sudan’s violent conflict
Mar 4, 2025Armed men are raping and sexually assaulting children, including infants as young as one, amid the nationwide conflict rippling across Sudan. Data compiled by gender-based violence service providers in Sudan paint a searing picture of the... -
Cholera surges in Sudan’s White Nile State, more than 292,000 children at risk in Kosti
Mar 2, 2025More than 500 children are among the 2,700 cholera cases, that have been reported in Sudan’s White Nile State between 1 January and 24 February 2025, according to health authorities. The outbreak has already killed at... -
UN condemns deadly attacks on civilians in Sudan
Feb 3, 2025At least 60 people were murdered in a market shelling in Omdurman, the twin city of Khartoum, which was one of several attacks on civilians in Sudan that the UN denounced on Sunday. Clementine Nkweta-Salami, a... -
Sudan army denies involvement in Al-Jazira state civilian assaults
Jan 15, 2025After rights groups accused the Sudanese army and affiliated militias of killing 13 people, including two children, the army denied on Tuesday that it was involved in attacks against civilians in the central state of Al-Jazira.... -
Food and nutrition crisis deepens across Sudan as famine identified in additional areas
Dec 27, 2024Four months after famine was first confirmed in Zamzam camp in Sudan’s North Darfur state, more areas in North Darfur and the Western Nuba mountains have been identified as experiencing famine conditions, as access to food... -
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Ishmael Beah meets children and young people trapped in world’s biggest child displacement crisis
Dec 8, 2024UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Ishmael Beah travelled to Sudan this week to meet with children and families affected by the conflict that has devastated the country for the past 19 months. During his visit, Beah – a... -
UN aid chief calls for urgent action on war-torn Sudan
Dec 1, 2024In view of the suffering of millions of people who have been displaced by conflict, the UN humanitarian head has appealed for swift international action to solve Sudan’s worsening situation. During a nine-day trip to Sudan...
