Food lifeline fading for millions in South Sudan hit by conflict and climate shocks
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Earlier this month, the UN agency began airdropping emergency food assistance in Upper Nile State…

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Food lifeline fading for millions in South Sudan hit by conflict and climate shocks

Aid cuts leave refugee agency unable to shelter six in 10 fleeing war in Sudan
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Globally, $1.4 billion of the agency’s programmes are being shuttered or put on hold, UNHCR…

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Aid cuts leave refugee agency unable to shelter six in 10 fleeing war in Sudan

UN warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan as displacement, hunger and disease escalate
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The situation is particularly dire in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur province, which…

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UN warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan as displacement, hunger and disease escalate

‘A spirit of oneness’: Cooperatives cultivating peace in South Sudan
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“Cooperatives are a system that enables the South Sudanese to improve their livelihoods, but at…

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‘A spirit of oneness’: Cooperatives cultivating peace in South Sudan

Sudan: ‘Fighting shows no signs of abating,’ senior UN official tells Security Council
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On Friday, the UN Security Council heard sobering briefings from Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, UN Assistant Secretary-General…

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Sudan: ‘Fighting shows no signs of abating,’ senior UN official tells Security Council

Sudan emergency: We need more help to prevent famine, says WFP
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“Over the past six months, WFP scaled up assistance and we are now reaching nearly…

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Sudan emergency: We need more help to prevent famine, says WFP

Sudan: Rise in people fleeing to Chad as violence surges
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Overall, some 1.2 million Sudanese have found shelter in eastern Chad, mostly after fleeing intensifying…

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Sudan: Rise in people fleeing to Chad as violence surges

As displacement surges in South Sudan, regional humanitarian crisis deepens
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Violence between armed groups in Upper Nile state and other flashpoints has crippled essential services,…

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As displacement surges in South Sudan, regional humanitarian crisis deepens

Sudan conflict triggers regional health crisis, warns WHO
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“The ongoing conflict and displacement, in addition to fragile health infrastructure and limited access to…

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Sudan conflict triggers regional health crisis, warns WHO

Urgent intervention is needed to stem flow of arms to Sudan
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The Sudanese crisis, or rather the tragedy of a geographically strategic country, corroborates the idea…

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Urgent intervention is needed to stem flow of arms to Sudan