#sudan

#sudan

The rate of civilian deaths across Sudan has increased, the report says, with 3,384 civilians dying in the first six months of the year, a figure equalling 80 percent of the 4,238 civilian deaths throughout the whole of 2024. Sudan's conflict is a forgotten one, and I hope that my office's report puts the spotlight on this disastrous situation where atrocity crimes, including war crimes, are being committed, OHCHR chief Volker Turk said in a statement.

More than 1,500 civilians may have been massacred during an attack on Sudan's largest displacement camp in April, making it the second-biggest war crime of the conflict.

A least 11 miners were killed after a gold mine collapsed in Sudan, emphasizing the dire situation in artisanal mining where safety standards are often neglected.

As we speak, aid is disappearing rapidly, putting the lives of nearly a million refugees at risk. We urgently need international support to avert catastrophe.

"How could someone as gifted as Moneim Mustafa, designer of some of the most exciting mid-century modernist buildings anywhere, be so neglected...?"

The survivors were almost about to die. They are severely dehydrated and exhibiting signs of distress and trauma with such circumstances and given that they're seeing those around them dying.

Sudan's army may shut down oil export facilities for South Sudan, threatening its economy reliant on oil revenue amid ongoing civil conflict.

Kamil al-Taib Idris is appointed as Sudan's first prime minister since the civil war began, tasked with forming a transitional government amid ongoing conflict.

On May 4, Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a barrage of suicide drones at Port Sudan, the army's de facto wartime capital on the Red Sea.

Sudan's defence minister, Yassin Ibrahim, stated that the UAE's support for the RSF undermines Sudan's sovereignty, resulting in the severance of diplomatic relations.

Drones struck critical targets in Port Sudan, including an airport and an army base, highlighting intense conflict between the Sudanese army and paramilitary forces.

But the overall health system in Chad is fragile and many Chadian women don't have access to a safe and sterile place to deliver.