Sudan

Twenty years after global outcry, children in Darfur face a deeper crisis and far less attention

New UNICEF Child Alert warns violence, hunger, and displacement are once again defining childhood in one of Sudan's most conflict-affected regions

Sudan: Three children born into war every minute as maternal deaths rise and health services deteriorate

PORT SUDAN, 14 April 2026 – At least three children on average were born into war every minute in Sudan since the conflict erupted three years ago, as widespread violence, repeated attacks on civilian infrastructure, and the collapse of essential health services place millions of mothers and newborns…

African Members at the UN Security Council Denounce Attack on Aid Convoy in Sudan, Seek Ramadan Pause in Hostilities

New York (Horn Observer) At the United Nations, the A3 group of African members of the Security Council namely the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, and Somalia. condemned attacks on humanitarian assets in Sudan, including a recent strike on a World Food Program convoy attributed to elements…

Sudan: MSF urges warring parties to immediately spare civilians and humanitarian workers

Port Sudan, February 19, 2026 – Drone attacks carried out by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are hitting civilian areas and critical infrastructures, including schools, markets, healthcare facilities, and water sources, across Sudan. In the first two weeks of February,…

Sudan: Children have lost about 500 days of learning due to war in one of the world's longest school closures

PORT SUDAN, 22 January 2026 – Millions of children in Sudan have missed nearly 500 days of learning since the war started in April 2023 in what has become one of the world's longest school closures, surpassing the worst shutdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, Save the Children said.

Sudan: One month after the attacks on Al Fasher, children arrive in Tawila without parents and traumatised - NRC

At least 400 children fleeing the violence in Al Fasher in Sudan have arrived in Tawila without their parents since last month, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) data reveals. The actual number of children arriving without a parent is likely far higher.

WFP to prioritize feeding 110 million of the hungriest in 2026 as global hunger deepens amidst uncertain funding

ROME, Italy – The world is facing a global hunger crisis with inadequate resources to respond, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned.

UNHCR: Displaced civilians fleeing Sudan's Darfur, Kordofan regions navigate serious violations, deadly routes

GENEVA - A protection catastrophe in Sudan's Darfur and Kordofan regions is intensifying at an alarming pace as escalating violence drives thousands of families from their homes, many for the second or third time, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warns.

Sudan: IOM Chief Warns of Imminent Catastrophe as Displacement Surges in North Darfur

Geneva/Port Sudan, 11 November 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director General Amy Pope warns that extreme insecurity and appalling human rights violations, including mass killings and ethnic and sexual violence in El Fasher, North Darfur, have triggered a dramatic surge…

Sudan: INGOs sound alarm on imminent atrocities in Al Fasher, call for urgent protection of civilians

Nairobi - September 23, 2025. International non-governmental organizations working in Sudan express grave concern about the deteriorating situation in Al Fasher and reiterate urgent calls for immediate measures to protect civilians in and around the city. For over 14 months, the population in Al Fasher…