‘Deadly floods’ displace over 100,000 in South Sudan
Over 100,000 people in South Sudan have been displaced by what the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has called “new deadly floods.” UN Africa News
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Sudan: As children continue to suffer, school remains a distant hope
Aid agencies working in war-torn Sudan issued an alert on Friday over the particular harm faced by children there, the longer the conflict goes on. UN Africa News
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Sudan’s people tortured and killed in ‘slaughterhouses’, rights probe says
A high-level independent rights probe into the brutal war in Sudan condemned the many grave crimes committed by all combatants, citing evidence indicating that civilians have been “deliberately targeted, displaced and starved”. UN Africa News
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DR Congo crisis: Funding cuts curtail assistance to victims of sexual violence
Sexual violence is rife in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but urgently needed assistance for survivors has had to be halted as sweeping funding cuts bite, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, warned on Friday. UN Africa News
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‘A war of atrocities’ – UN human rights investigators warn Sudanese civilians are paying the highest price
As the nearly 30-month-long conflict in Sudan between rival militaries grinds on, looting, burning, and shelling continues to destroy livelihoods and hope. UN Africa News
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Downpours stymy aid teams following deadly landslide in war-torn Sudan
War-torn Sudan continues to face “a horrific humanitarian situation” as UN colleagues scramble to help communities affected by the devastating landslide that struck Tarseen village in South Darfur state over the weekend, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Thursday. UN Africa News
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Sudan: Hundreds feared dead in Darfur landslide
Humanitarians “will spare no effort” to ensure that aid reaches people affected by a deadly landslide in a remote mountain village in Sudan, a senior UN official in the country said on Tuesday. UN Africa News
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Sudan: Guterres calls for ceasefire in El Fasher, deplores ‘relentless’ militia attacks
The UN Secretary-General appealed on Friday for an immediate ceasefire in and around the besieged Sudanese city of El Fasher, where hundreds of thousands of civilians have been trapped for over a year. UN Africa News
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Sudan: A staggering 30 million are in need, as war grinds on
Humanitarians continue to push for more support for Sudan amid ongoing conflict, rising malnutrition and a cholera outbreak, a senior UN aid coordination official said on Thursday in New York. UN Africa News
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Sudan: ‘Devastating tragedy’ for children in El Fasher after 500 days of siege
After 500 days of siege, the city of El Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur has become an epicentre of child suffering, with malnutrition, disease and violence claiming young lives every day, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday. UN Africa News
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