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Source: World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean | Jan 20, 2025

How World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting cholera outbreak response in Sudan

The Federal Ministry of Health, with support from WHO and UNICEF, has conducted oral cholera vaccination campaigns in 8 states, reaching 7.4 million people

The Federal Ministry of Health of Sudan declared a cholera outbreak on 12 August 2024 after confirmation of samples from Kassala State, which has been reporting suspected cases since 22 July 2024. Fuelled by heavy rains and flooding, overcrowding and lack of access to clean water in displacement sites and…

Source: World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean | Jan 13, 2025

World Bank partners with World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to boost health care access for 8 million people in Sudan

More than 70% of hospitals and health facilities in conflict-affected areas in Sudan are non-operational

World Bank, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) signed a US$ 82 million agreement to improve access to critical health services for more than 8 million vulnerable people across Sudan and strengthen the health system in the country. More than 70% of hospitals and…

Source: Médecins sans frontières (MSF) | Jan 12, 2025

Médecins sans frontières (MSF) condemns a despicable attack on its ambulance in El Fasher, killing one passenger

This is the second shooting against an MSF ambulance in less than a month in El Fasher

On January 10, an MSF ambulance was shot at in El Fasher, North Darfur, by an unknown gunman while referring a female patient in labor requiring emergency surgical procedure from MSF field hospital in Zamzam camp to Saudi Hospital in El Fasher, the only public hospital with surgical capacity still…

Source: Médecins sans frontières (MSF) | Jan 10, 2025

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) denounces violent attacks leading to suspension of activities at key Khartoum hospital

An MSF team first joined volunteers and medical staff who had reopened the hospital in May 2023, shortly after the start of the war

MSF has taken the difficult decision to suspend medical activities at Bashair hospital in Khartoum, Sudan. This follows a violent incident on 18 December, where weapons were fired inside the emergency ward. We hope conditions will allow us to return to the hospital in the future, as people in the…

Source: Human Rights Watch (HRW) | Jan 09, 2025

United States (US): State Department Determines Genocide in Sudan

The US government’s genocide determination and sanctions are crucial progress toward accountability

The United States government said on January 7, 2025 that it had determined that Rapid Support Forces (RSF) forces committed genocide in Darfur during the current conflict in Sudan. The US government also sanctioned the RSF commander, Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, for atrocities committed by his forces in Sudan, along with seven RSF-linked…

Source: U.S. Department of State | Jan 07, 2025

Genocide Determination in Sudan and Imposing Accountability Measures

The United States continues to evaluate additional actions to impose costs on those perpetuating the conflict and atrocities against the Sudanese people

On April 15, 2023, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a conflict of unmitigated brutality that has resulted in the world’s largest humanitarian catastrophe, leaving 638,000 Sudanese experiencing the worst famine in Sudan’s recent history, over 30 million people in need of humanitarian assistance,…

Source: UN News | Jan 07, 2025

‘Famine conditions are spreading’ as Sudan’s crisis worsens: Security Council

Human suffering in Sudan has reached devastating levels, with over 11.5 million people internally displaced and 3.2 million seeking refuge in neighbouring countries

Addressing the Security Council on Monday, Edem Wosornu, Director of the Advocacy and Operations Division at the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) described the unfolding disaster as “a humanitarian crisis of staggering proportions.” This “man-made” catastrophe, driven by relentless conflict, has dismantled food systems and critical infrastructure, leaving millions in imminent danger, she explained. …

Source: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) | Jan 02, 2025

On Famine Determination in North Darfur, Greater Kordofan, Sudan

Half of Sudan’s population is now facing acute levels of food insecurity and at least 638,000 people are living under Famine conditions

Statement by Administrator Samantha Power Independent experts from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification’s Famine Review Committee have confirmed the worst: Famine is ongoing in five areas of North Darfur, and West and South Kordofan, Sudan – including Zamzam and two additional camps for internally displaced persons – and is…

Source: UN News | Dec 29, 2024

Sudan conflict: ‘There cannot be a military solution to this war’

Sudan’s civil war, which began in April 2023, continues to inflict misery on the country’s population, fuelling a massive humanitarian disaster and driving over 12 million people from their homes

Ramtane Lamamra, the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy For Sudan recently travelled to Sudan, where he met senior figures of the Government, including General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council of Sudan and the Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces. The Envoy also went to Ethiopia, where he…

Source: United Arab Emirates, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Dec 28, 2024

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Supports Diplomatic Efforts to Resolve Crisis in Sudan

The UAE is fully prepared to cooperate and coordinate with the Turkish efforts and all diplomatic initiatives to end the conflict in Sudan and find a comprehensive solution to the crisis

The United Arab Emirates has welcomed the diplomatic efforts of the brotherly Republic of Türkiye to resolve the ongoing crisis in Sudan, which also represents a priority for the UAE. The UAE emphasized that these efforts reflect Türkiye’s steadfast commitment to promoting regional peace and stability, and contributing to the…

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