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UNICEF, Middle East and North Africa
Source: UNICEF, Middle East and North Africa |

Sudan: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) condemns looting of life-saving supplies for children from Al Bashair hospital in Khartoum State

The looting, which included at least 2,200 cartons of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), has put the lives of over 2,000 children suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) at risk

UNICEF condemns in the strongest possible terms the looting of vital humanitarian supplies—intended to save the lives of malnourished children and provide critical healthcare to mothers and newborns from Al Bashair Hospital in Jabal Awlia, Khartoum. The looting, which included at least 2,200 cartons of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), has…

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Source: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) |

Nations United Children’s Fund (UNICEF) condemns looting of life-saving supplies for children from Al Bashair hospital in Khartoum State

The collapse of health services, the closure of schools for 17 million children, and record levels of child displacement have created an unprecedented emergency

UNICEF condemns in the strongest possible terms the looting of vital humanitarian supplies—intended to save the lives of malnourished children and provide critical healthcare to mothers and newborns from Al Bashair Hospital in Jabal Awlia, Khartoum. The looting, which included at least 2,200 cartons of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), has…

UN News
Source: UN News |

Sudan: Civilians targeted as hostilities intensify in the capital

The humanitarian situation in Omdurman and Khartoum is worsening, with reports of residential areas increasingly being targeted

Dozens of civilians, including local humanitarian volunteers, have been killed by artillery shelling and aerial bombardment in the eastern part of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) reported on Thursday. The office has condemned the escalating violence as the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and…

International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Source: International Rescue Committee (IRC) |

Sudanese Refugees in Libya: Refugees and communities in Alkufra in need of urgent support as regional displacement crisis escalates

With only a limited number of INGOs present in Alkufra the situation will worsen as financial resources to provide support remain limited

As the conflict in Sudan continues to drive mass displacement, an estimated 500 Sudanese refugees are arriving daily in Alkufra, a remote border city in southern Libya. The health system in Alkufra, not designed to support such a large population, is now overwhelmed, leaving many refugees without access to essential…

Save the Children
Source: Save the Children |

Sudan’s Zamzam refugee camp: children’s lives on the brink as medical and food supplies dry up

Heavy shelling and heightened violence in recent weeks have put children at increased risk and further complicated efforts to deliver humanitarian assistance

The warning over essential supplies at North Darfur’s Zamzam camp comes after families and children have endured seven months of living in famine conditions, with crippling food shortages and a lack of basic services. Heavy shelling and heightened violence in recent weeks have put children at increased risk and further complicated efforts…

International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Source: International Rescue Committee (IRC) |

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) calls for the urgent release of funding for aid in Sudan and lifting of all access barriers ahead of Senior Officials Meeting in Brussels

Over 30 million people are in humanitarian need – the highest number ever recorded in a response plan

Ahead of the Senior Officials Meeting on Sudan taking place in Brussels on March 13, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) today urged international donors from around the world to step up to meet the moment and urgently release funds to support the humanitarian response ahead of the start of the…

European Union External Action: The Diplomatic Service of the European Union
Source: European Union External Action: The Diplomatic Service of the European Union |

Sudan: Statement by the Spokesperson on the latest political developments

The European Union calls upon the parties to the conflict to end the harassment of civil society representatives and to refrain from restricting civic space

The European Union reiterates its commitment to the unity and territorial integrity of Sudan and the sovereignty of the Sudanese people.  Plans for parallel ‘government’ by the Rapid Support Forces risk the partition of the country and jeopardise the democratic aspirations of the Sudanese people for an inclusive Sudanese-owned process…

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)
Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) |

Urgent appeal as major donors reduce life-saving funding amid Sudan crisis - Statement by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami

The abrupt funding cuts and suspensions will end life-saving humanitarian assistance for millions of women, children and other vulnerable groups across the country

Sudden funding cuts by top government donors are a catastrophic blow to humanitarian assistance in Sudan, a country in the grip of one of the deadliest humanitarian crises of our times. Key donors recently announced sweeping funding reductions and suspensions, cutting off significant support to humanitarian organizations working to reach…

Médecins sans frontières (MSF)
Source: Médecins sans frontières (MSF) |

Thousands of cholera patients treated in Sudan’s White Nile State

MSF mobilised logistics support from Port Sudan, Kassala and Kosti, providing 14 metric tonnes of medical items, such as medicines and treatment kits

Since 20 February, when the latest cholera outbreak started in Sudan’s White Nile State, until 5 March, a total of 2,718 people have been admitted to the Ministry of Health cholera treatment centre at Kosti Teaching Hospital, supported by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Sadly, 92 of these patients have died. This wave of…

UN News
Source: UN News |

Sudan: Access to stricken Zamzam camp ‘is nearly impossible’

Zamzam camp is around 15 kilometres south of El Fasher town, the capital of North Darfur, which has been besieged by militia forces opposing the Government in Khartoum now for months

Civilians sheltering in the vast Zamzam displacement camp in Sudan’s North Darfur region are now “nearly impossible” to reach, the UN’s top aid official in the country warned on Thursday. “I am deeply worried about reports of destruction of homes and livelihoods in North Darfur,” said Clementine Nkweta-Salami, UN Resident…

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