An ongoing violence that has spread to several regions of the country has made the humanitarian crisis in Sudan worse. Nonprofits working in conflict zones say that funding is still inadequate despite the injection of $1.5 billion in aid from donors. Those fleeing the Sudan say that the humanitarian response in the neighboring countries is inadequate, forcing them to return back to their own country.
Fighting in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, and its troublesome Darfur region have received much of attention; however, the Kordofan region, on the border with South Sudan, is also seeing intense clashes. As the number of conflict-related deaths rises, thousands more locals have fled to South Sudan.
Since the military and paramilitary forces of Sudan started fighting on April 15, the United Nations says that 19,000 refugees and asylum seekers have fled to South Sudan. By the end of the year, those numbers are expected to more than quadruple.
Acting Director of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs’ Operations and Advocacy Division, Ghada Mudawi, briefs the Security Council on the situation in Sudan and South Sudan
Following the Security Council meeting, Volker Perthes, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Sudan and Head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan, briefs reporters on the situation in Sudan and South Sudan
Intercommunal conflict, displacement, and human rights violations persist in Tambura, South Sudan, as efforts to execute a peace accord struck in September 2018 continue.A UN peacekeeping team increased patrols in the area, protecting and analysing the human rights situation
Ammar Mohammed Mahmoud Mohammed, Counsellor at the Sudanese Mission to the UN, speaks at a Security Council meeting about the Situation in Sudan and South Sudan
Participating youth are optimistic that the media has a role to play in breaking the silence on taboos like rape and other forms of sexual abuse. Sensitive issues such as early and forced marriages are also included
With the coronavirus pandemic alarming the global community, South Sudan is grappling with another potentially fatal viral infection: measles. Last year, more than 4,700 people were affected due to low immunization coverage
According to Amnesty International, since the peace agreement was signed in 2015, South Sudanese authorities have blocked the establishment of the Hybrid Court of South Sudan (HCSS)