Keywords: Sudan


UN Security Council Extends Darfur Arms Embargo as Sudan War Intensifies

The United Nations Security Council has extended the arms embargo covering Sudan’s Darfur region for another two months, opting for a temporary technical renewal rather than expanding the restrictions nationwide. The unanimous decision by all 15 members of the Council came after weeks of negotiations......

FAO calls for urgent agricultural aid as hunger worsens across the Middle East

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is calling for urgent funding to support agriculture across the Middle East and North Africa, warning that more than 45 million people in the region are facing crisis-level food insecurity or worse. The UN agency said prolonged conflicts, forced......

Global debt nears postwar record as several Arab economies face heavy debt burdens

Global public debt is approaching levels not seen since the aftermath of the Second World War, raising concerns about fiscal stability and the ability of governments to manage rising borrowing costs. The International Monetary Fund has warned that the global debt burden is expected to exceed the equivalent......

UNHCR warns funding cuts could leave 8.3 million displaced people without vital support

The United Nations Refugee Agency has warned that a growing shortage of international funding is putting essential protection and assistance programs for refugees and forcibly displaced people under severe pressure, with millions at risk of losing access to vital services. The warning comes as UNHCR......

Guterres calls for accountability over foreign support fueling Sudan’s war

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for countries supplying weapons to the parties fighting in Sudan to be held accountable when those weapons are used against civilians, warning that external support is helping prolong a conflict that has produced one of the world’s......

El Niño threatens to deepen South Sudan’s worsening hunger crisis

The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that South Sudan’s already severe hunger crisis is entering an even more dangerous phase as conflict, displacement, economic hardship, climate shocks and shrinking humanitarian funding converge. The UN agency says the strengthening El Niño weather......

Sudan: At least 60 dead after gold mine collapse in Kordofan

At least 60 people lost their lives on Wednesday, September 16, in the collapse of a gold mine located in southern Sudan. Several miners may still be trapped under the rubble as search efforts continue under difficult conditions. A death toll that could still rise The tragedy occurred at the Al-Zaraa......

UN Human Rights Council opens tense session on Sudan, Ukraine and Myanmar

The United Nations Human Rights Council has opened a particularly demanding session in Geneva, with Sudan, Ukraine, Myanmar and Haiti among the most closely watched crises on the agenda. The 63rd session, running until October 7, brings together UN member states for an extensive programme covering both......

New displacement in Sudan’s Kordofan as cholera outbreak raises concern

A new wave of displacement has been reported in South Kordofan, Sudan, with around 730 people forced to leave several villages amid continuing conflict and a growing cholera outbreak, according to the International Organization for Migration. The latest displacement adds to the humanitarian pressure......