This video is currently unavailable Sudan's humanitarian crisis explained Relief International is one of the few humanitarian organisations still operating in Zamzam. Its country director Kashif Shafique says it currently has supplies there but urgently needs to resupply or potentially halt ...
Elwaer noted that some 3.5 million children are acutely malnourished in the hunger crisis, of whom 700,000 suffer from the most dangerous form of malnutrition -- severe acute malnutrition, and are at risk of dying without treatment. The senior UN official voiced deep concern about the security ...
Earlier this month, a European donors' conference held in Paris pledged some 2.1 billion dollars to help alleviate the crisis in Sudan. Although the pledge was welcomed by humanitarian agencies, it is not yet clear when this aid will arrive, how much will be "new funding" and how much will...
On the border of Chad and Sudan, MSF staff recorded a 20-fold increase in mortality rates of communities fleeing West Darfur to Ourang camp since April 2023. Mostly men who were killed by firearms in bouts of ethnic violence (82%). The report says "among the wounded were 62 w...
Further, the United Nations announced the Sudan Humanitarian Response Plan, with a $2.7 billion funding goal to support the crisis in Sudan; but, only 16.3% of the intended U.N. support has been reached. In order to truly address the crisis, there is more work to be done. “More assist...
Sudan desperately needs the gold to try to avert an economic collapse brought on by the military coup, so any losses due to smuggling will only contribute to the nation’s financial crisis. Secret documents obtained by anti-corruption NGO Global Witness in 2020 revealed the complex financial ...
Canadian diplomats will temporarily work from a safe location outside of the country, the statement said, adding that they will continue working with others to coordinate the response to Sudan's crisis. Canada’s decision came as U.S. special operations forces carried out a precarious evacuation...
Air Forces flew the A400M in April 2023 to evacuate thousands of citizens from Sudan and bring them home safely, protecting people in a time of crisis.
"Approximately 17.7 million people have experienced high levels of acute food insecurity between October 2023 and February 2024, the highest number ever recorded during a harvest season," he said. Noting that conflict is the main driver of this hunger crisis, the UN official explained that nine ...
International powers have expressed alarm, with the UN Security Council holding its first meeting on the crisis in Sudan on Monday. Apart from concerns over civilians there are likely other motivations at play – Sudan is resource-rich and strategically located. Sudan’s neighbors Egypt and South...