Sudan: A staggering 30 million are in need, as war grinds on
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Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy for the humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, briefed journalists…

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Sudan: A staggering 30 million are in need, as war grinds on

First Person: From aid worker to refugee and back in war-torn Sudan
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Sudan is one of the world’s largest and most complex humanitarian crises, with more than…

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First Person: From aid worker to refugee and back in war-torn Sudan

UN officials warn of starvation amid ‘gender emergency’ in war-torn Sudan
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Particularly hard hit is El Fasher, where hunger is growing, with the Office for the…

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UN officials warn of starvation amid ‘gender emergency’ in war-torn Sudan

Children are ‘skin and bones’ as Sudan marks a grim milestone
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It is a grim milestone for Sudan, the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. But with insufficient…

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Children are ‘skin and bones’ as Sudan marks a grim milestone

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