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US announces over $47 million in humanitarian aid for war-torn Sudan

Mar. 21, 2024 11:24 AM EDT

CAIRO (AP) — The U.S. announced more than $47 million in humanitarian aid for war-torn Sudan and two neighboring countries, to where at least a million people have fled in the nearly 1-year-old conflict. The aid package is expected to help alleviate the suffering of nearly 25...

Sudan is on course to become the world's worst hunger crisis, with children already dying, UN says

Mar. 20, 2024 19:32 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The nearly year-long conflict between Sudan’s military and paramilitary forces has put the African nation on course to become the world’s worst hunger crisis with malnutrition soaring and already claiming children’s lives, the U.N. humanitarian office warned Wednesday....

Sudan’s military regains control of TV and radio headquarters from RSF after intense fighting

Mar. 12, 2024 10:30 AM EDT

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s military has said it regained control of the country’s national radio and television headquarters on Tuesday from a rival paramilitary group it has been battling for about a year. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces seized the headquarters of Sudan's...

A paramilitary group at war with Sudan’s military endorses a cease-fire during holy fasting month

Mar. 09, 2024 12:09 PM EST

CAIRO (AP) — A Sudanese paramilitary group battling the country’s military in a nearly yearlong ruinous conflict endorsed Saturday a resolution by the U.N. Security Council calling for a cease-fire during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The group, known as the Rapid Support...

UN Security Council urges Sudan's warring parties to halt hostilities during holy month of Ramadan

Mar. 08, 2024 18:07 PM EST

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council urged Sudan’s warring parties on Friday to immediately halt hostilities during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and allow aid to get to 25 million people in desperate need of food and other assistance. Ramadan is expected to begin...

UN Security Council calls for an immediate halt to fighting in conflict-wracked Sudan during holy month of Ramadan

Mar. 08, 2024 15:25 PM EST
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — UN Security Council calls for an immediate halt to fighting in conflict-wracked Sudan during holy month of Ramadan.

UN chief urges Sudan's warring parties to halt hostilities during Muslim holy month of Ramadan

Mar. 07, 2024 15:00 PM EST

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief urged Sudan’s warring parties on Thursday to halt hostilities during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, warning that the nearly year-long conflict threatens the country’s unity and “could ignite regional instability of dramatic proportions.” ...

Draft UN resolution calls for cease-fire in conflict-torn Sudan during upcoming Muslim holy month

Mar. 06, 2024 22:20 PM EST

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Britain has circulated a draft U.N. resolution calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities in conflict-wracked Sudan ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins soon. The draft, obtained late Wednesday by The Associated Press, expresses...

Sudan’s conflict risks creating the world's largest hunger crisis, the top UN food official warns

Mar. 06, 2024 08:48 AM EST

CAIRO (AP) — A ruinous conflict raging for about a year between rival generals in Sudan risks creating the world’s largest hunger crisis, the top U.N. food official warned Wednesday as global attention has been focused on the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Cindy McCain, head of the...

Violence and rights abuses threaten South Sudan's stability, a UN report warns

Mar. 02, 2024 14:26 PM EST

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Mass violence and gross human rights violations in South Sudan continue unabated ahead of landmark elections due to take place in December, a report by the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan has warned. Patterns of violence, violations and...