Sudan: 89,000 civilians have fled El Fasher
The UN aid coordination office (OCHA) on Monday warned of a deepening crisis in Sudan’s North Darfur as violence spreads beyond the city of El Fasher. UN Africa News
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Refugee camps set to be uninhabitable by 2050 as extreme weather worsens
At least 117 million people have been displaced by war, violence and persecution, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Monday, while highlighting how much their plight is tied to the growing climate crisis. UN Africa News
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DR Congo hunger crisis worsening amid fighting and lack of aid funding
The crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to worsen amid ongoing fighting that has driven tens of thousands of people from their homes and created acute hunger, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday. UN Africa News
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Sudan war and political uncertainty block progress on Abyei peace talks
The UN is ready to support Sudan and South Sudan in resuming talks on the disputed Abyei border region, the Security Council heard on Wednesday. UN Africa News
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Famine declared in two Sudanese cities cut off by war, fragile gains elsewhere
New analysis of hunger and malnutrition in war-torn Sudan has revealed sharp contrasts along conflict lines, three UN agencies reported on Tuesday. UN Africa News
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Famine tightens grip on Sudan, with civilians trapped and aid blocked
Sudan’s hunger crisis has deepened further, with new UN-backed analysis confirming that famine is underway in parts of Darfur and Kordofan, where fighting and sieges have cut off entire communities from food and aid. UN Africa News
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Guterres voices alarm over post-election violence in Tanzania
The UN is calling for restraint in Tanzania, amid deadly protests following the 29 October general election, as the country remains under curfew and faces widespread internet restrictions. UN Africa News
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Tens of thousands fleeing on foot amid atrocities in Sudan’s El Fasher
More details continued to emerge on Friday of atrocities committed during and after the fall of El Fasher to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia in Sudan’s Darfur region. UN Africa News
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Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors meet in emergency session on Sudan
Reports of mass atrocities in and around the newly-captured city of El Fasher in Darfur mark a new low in Sudan’s brutal civil war and the Security Council met in emergency session on Thursday morning in New York to address the rapidly deteriorating situation. Civilians are facing starvation and mass displacement as the UN continues providing lifesaving aid throughout the…
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‘Blood on the sand. Blood on the hands’: UN decries world’s failure as Sudan’s El Fasher falls
El Fasher has “descended into an even darker hell,” senior UN officials warned on Thursday, as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia seized control of the North Darfur capital after a 500-day siege, forcing tens of thousands to flee on foot amid reports of mass executions, rape and starvation. UN Africa News
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