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UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan
Begin: 06/20 - Mandate ended: 12/23
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15.12.2024
IRC Emergency Watchlist 2025: Sudan top of humanitarian crisis ranking

Last week, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) unveiled its annual Emergency Watchlist, highlighting the 20 countries most likely to face escalating humanitarian crisis in 2025. The top five crises are Sudan, occupied Palestinian territory, Myanmar, Syria and South Sudan.   

Source: allAfrica
11.12.2024
Sudan largest humanitarian crisis ever recorded: IRC report

Sudan has become the "biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded" after 20 months of devastating war between rival generals, the International Rescue Committee said in a report released Wednesday. … Across the country, nearly 26 million people -- around half the population -- are facing acute hunger, according to the United Nations.

Source: VOA News
10.12.2024
Sudan air strike causes 'horrific massacre' in a Darfur market

Sudan's military has been accused of carrying out an air strike on a marketplace in the western region of Darfur in which more than 100 people were reportedly killed.

Source: BBC
05.12.2024
The world’s hunger watchdog warned of catastrophe in Sudan. Famine struck anyway.

In the Zamzam displaced persons camp, children were dying for months before it was found to be in famine. Here’s how the world’s hunger monitoring-and-response system is supposed to work – and why it’s not achieving its mission.

Source: Reuters
03.12.2024
UN deplores deadly shelling on Zamzam camp

The United Nations has condemned deadly shelling on Zamzam camp, the largest site for internally displaced people (IDPs) in the Darfur region of Sudan.

Source: UN News
26.11.2024
GA President urges collective action on Sudan as crisis deepens

Addressing the General Assembly on Tuesday, President Philémon Yang called for urgent collective action to address the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and stressed the shared responsibility of UN bodies to safeguard global peace and security.

Source: UN News
25.11.2024
Sudan’s Burhan allows UN to use three airports for aid delivery

Sudan’s military leader has authorized the United Nations to use three airports in the country to deliver aid to people affected by the ongoing conflict, the ruling Sovereign Council said on Monday.

Source: Sudan Tribune
23.11.2024
Sudan faces famine as world looks away, NRC chief warns

The head of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) issued a stark warning on Wednesday, saying the world is ignoring a humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions unfolding in Sudan, where millions teeter on the brink of famine.

Source: Sudan Tribune
18.11.2024
Russian Federation vetoes Security Council resolution aimed at strengthening measures to protect civilians, increase humanitarian aid access

The Security Council, meeting once again amid the 19-month brutal war raging in Sudan that has led to the world’s largest displacement crisis, rejected today a draft resolution intended to bolster measures to protect civilians and increase humanitarian aid access. 

Source: UN Meetings Coverage
17.11.2024
Khartoum community kitchens collapse, leaving thousands facing famine

More than 150 community kitchens feeding thousands of Sudanese families in Khartoum’s East Nile district have been forced to close due to a funding shortfall, leaving vulnerable residents facing hunger, local volunteer groups said on Sunday. The kitchens, run by volunteers, have become critical in Sudan’s conflict zones, where fighting has ravaged the economy and left many without income or access to food.

Source: Sudan Tribune