Kassala, 52, Sudan

Sudan launches campaign to address cholera outbreak

KHARTOUM, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Sudanese Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim announced on Sunday the launch of a one-month campaign to address the cholera epidemic. Read full story

2024-09-22 17:59

Sudanese gov't sends aid convoy to displaced from C. Sudan

PORT SUDAN, Sudan, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Sudanese government on Wednesday sent a humanitarian aid convoy to three states that host thousands of people displaced from the eastern Gezira region in central Sudan due to the attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Supp…

2024-11-06 19:38

Cholera cases in Sudan rise to 30,880, dengue fever to 6,011: health ministry

PORT SUDAN, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- The number of cholera infection cases in Sudan has climbed to 30,880, while dengue fever cases reached 6,011, Sudan's Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Read full story

2024-11-05 18:06

Sudan crisis escalates as attacks in Al Jazirah spark mass displacement

UN Secretary General António Guterres has strongly condemned escalating attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan's Al Jazirah state, as new reports reveal over 135,000 civilians were displaced in just 10 days.

2024-11-02 08:40

UN chief 'appalled' at RSF attacks in Sudan's Al Jazirah state

united nations — The U.N. secretary-general on Friday strongly condemned recent attacks in Sudan's Al Jazirah state by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and reiterated his call for the war to end. "The secretary-general is appalled by large numbers of c…

2024-11-02 00:05

Dead Or Alive? Scores Missing After Sudan Attacks

Khadir Ali and his family managed to survive a harrowing paramilitary attack in war-torn Sudan. But by the time they got to safety, he realised that one person was missing. “We escaped in total chaos — there was gunfire coming from every direction,” said the …

2024-11-01 01:57

Sudan displacement crisis worsens as fighting, hunger, sexual violence escalate

GENEVA — The International Organization for Migration warned Tuesday that Sudan’s displacement crisis is worsening as increasing numbers of people flee fighting, hunger and sexual violence, thereby threatening “regional instability. “The scale of this displ…

2024-10-29 19:26

Sudan: UN official decries attacks against civilians in Al Jazirah state

The top UN humanitarian official in Sudan has raised alarm over a sharp escalation of violence in a region near the capital, Khartoum, where recent attacks reportedly carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have claimed more than 120 lives.

2024-10-28 07:18

Statement by the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami, on the attacks in Aj Jazirah State

The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Ms. Clementine Nkweta-Salami, is deeply troubled by reports of escalating armed violence in Aj Jazirah State, which has reportedly claimed the lives of scores of civilians.

2024-10-27 06:56

UN agencies warn of spiraling Sudan crisis as civilians face grave risks and famine threat grows amid access barriers

The humanitarian crisis in Sudan continues to spiral, with millions of people in desperate need of assistance. The conflict has displaced over 11 million people, both internally and across borders, while pushing millions more into extreme vulnerability, parti…

2024-10-26 07:09