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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

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Africa

UN Appeals for $6 Billion to Tackle Sudan’s Hunger Crisis

The United Nations has requested $6 billion in aid for Sudan this year, citing the world's worst hunger crisis and massive displacement caused by ongoing civil war. Reuters indicates that the appeal marks a 40% increase from last year, coming at a time when global aid budgets are under pressure, partly due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent funding freeze, which has impacted critical humanitarian programs worldwide.

today18 February, 2025 19

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US calls for immediate truce as violence escalates in Goma, DRC

  MONUSCO/Kevin Jordan  The United States has called for an immediate truce in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as the city of Goma struggles under the ongoing assault by M23 rebels. A top United Nations official has warned that the situation is rapidly deteriorating, with hospitals overwhelmed, dead bodies in the streets, and a sharp increase in sexual violence, rape, and looting. Secretary of State Marco Rubio […]

today29 January, 2025 40

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UN Evaluates Cyclone Chido’s Destruction in Northern Mozambique

  The United Nations is assessing the extensive damage caused by Cyclone Chido, which struck the northern parts of Mozambique. Thousands of people were displaced, including over 90-thousand children. The storm reportedly damaged 35-thousand homes, destroyed 186 classrooms, and impacted vital infrastructure, including health and water facilities. The UN's Stephane Dujarric says additional funding is required to sustain humanitarian efforts:  

today19 December, 2024 38

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Women in Sudan Suffer Systematic Sexual Violence

    Reuters says a Human Rights Watch report indicates that women in Sudan's South Kordofan state have been subjected to repeated rape and some have been held as sex slaves by fighters from the Rapid Support Forces and allied militias. The RSF, which has been engaged in a brutal 20-month conflict with Sudan’s army, has denied accusations of widespread abuse during the war, which has displaced over 12 million […]

today17 December, 2024 34

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Sudan Faces Collapse Amid Armed Group Proliferation

  Sudan is at risk of becoming a failed state as civil society collapses due to a rise in armed groups, according to Jan Egeland, head of the Norwegian Refugee Council as reported by BBC Africa. Alongside the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, smaller ethnic groups are looting and attacking civilians. Egeland described the conflict as parties "tearing down their own houses" and massacring their people. The 19-month power […]

today25 November, 2024 21

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UN urges Security Council members to not forget Sudan

The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday heard shocking reports of widespread human rights violations in Sudan. It's been nineteen months since hostilities erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces in the country, which has left thousands dead and displaced. Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations in New York. ENG UN urges Security Council members to not forget Sudan

today13 November, 2024 72

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In Sudan, Deadly Attacks in al-Hilaliya Leave 73 Dead

At least 73 people have reportedly died under mysterious circumstances in Sudan’s al-Hilaliya, a town besieged by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces , according to the Sudanese Doctors Union as reported by Reuters. The town is among dozens in eastern El Gezira state affected by recent RSF attacks, sparked by the defection of a senior commander to the army, displacing over 135,000 people in a wave of retaliatory violence.

today8 November, 2024 18

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UNRWA warns of worsening crisis in Lebanon

More than one million people across Lebanon have been uprooted by ongoing and deadly Israeli airstrikes across the country, including one reported early Monday morning in a residential area of central Beirut, adding to fears of a full-scale invasion. Here’s the director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in Lebanon, Dorothy Klaus.     Israel meanwhile says a 'limited, localised' ground operation is underway in […]

today1 October, 2024 61