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Sudan: UN Launches Record Country Appeal for 18 Million People in Need
UN News, 17 May 2023
Amid a massive increase in the number of people in Sudan impacted by more than a month of heavy fighting, the UN on Wednesday said that it needed a record near $3 billion to… Read more »
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Sudan: UNITAMS Head - 'Quick Military Fix Not an Option in Sudan'
Dabanga, 16 May 2023
Volker Perthes, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), told Radio Dabanga from… Read more »
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Sudan: UN Continues to Scale Up Aid, As Security Allows
UN News, 16 May 2023
The UN and humanitarian partners continue to scale up the aid response for the millions in need across Sudan on Tuesday, as news reports described heavy fighting in the capital… Read more »
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Sudan: Sudan - Airstrikes in Khartoum As Conflict Enters 2nd Month
DW, 15 May 2023
Airstrikes once again hit the capital Khartoum and its sister cities Omdurman and Bahri across the Nile, days after the warring generals agreed to a humanitarian truce. Read more »
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Sudan: Functional Borders Could Be Lifesaving for Sudan's Refugees
ISS, 16 May 2023
The region's weak border administration limits the ability of aid organisations to provide humanitarian assistance. Read more »
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West Africa: WFP Calls On G7 to Keep Focus On Hunger As Crises in Sudan, Haiti and Sahel Add to Global Food Crisis
WFP, 16 May 2023
The G7's strong commitment to global food security in 2022 must be maintained in 2023 as new crises in Sudan, Haiti and the Sahel push more people into hunger, the UN World Food… Read more »
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Sudan: After A Month of Fighting, Nearly a Million Sudanese Displaced By SAF-RSF Clashes
Dabanga, 15 May 2023
Battles continued in Sudan between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) this weekend, despite the two parties signing a declaration of principles in the Saudi city… Read more »
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Sudan: Jeddah Talks Resume As Fighting in Khartoum Intensifies
Dabanga, 15 May 2023
The Jeddah negotiations between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are said to have resumed yesterday, three days after a declaration was signed on… Read more »
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Sudan: More Than 100 People Reported Dead in New Attacks On West Darfur Capital
Dabanga, 15 May 2023
Large groups of armed men launched attacks on El Geneina, capital of West Darfur, on Friday. In the violence that lasted three days, more than 100 people were reportedly killed.… Read more »
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Sudan: As the Generals Fight, Who's Playing Chess With the Old Islamists?
African Arguments, 15 May 2023
The clash between Burhan and Hemedti was inevitable. In the mediation scramble, nobody can afford to side with Bashir's Islamists. Read more »
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Sudan: Church Attacked, Mosques Bombed, and More Hospitals Raided
Dabanga, 15 May 2023
Violent incidents were reported in greater Khartoum over the weekend. A Coptic Church was attacked on Sunday morning. Four people were hit by bullets and a priest was assaulted.… Read more »
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Sudan: Famous Singer Slain in Violence Despite Jeddah Humanitarian Declaration
Dabanga, 14 May 2023
The famous Sudanese singer Shaden Gardood was killed during the recently renewed clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in… Read more »
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Sudan: International Sanctions - 'Broader Actions Needed to Curb Sudan Violence'
Dabanga, 14 May 2023
Experts are calling on international actors to impose targeted sanctions to limit the humanitarian disaster created by the ongoing fighting that broke out in Sudan on April 15… Read more »
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Sudan: Humanitarian Catastrophe Deepens As War Rages On - OCHA
Dabanga, 14 May 2023
The clashes between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that are now entering their second month, have had devastating consequences for civilians and… Read more »
Quick Military Settlement for Sudan Conflict Out of the Question
Battles started on April 15, 2023, between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has caused tremendous human suffering and death, worsening existing humanitarian needs.
Amid a massive increase in the number of people affected by the war, the UN said that it needs a record near U.S.$3 billion to deliver life-saving aid to them. Several agreed ceasefires have been broken, and Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan Volker Perthes has said that during the first week of the war, both (sides) were counting on a military solution.
However, as the clashes enter their second month, they "have reached the conviction that a "quick military settlement is out of the question". Referring to the Jeddah talks, co-brokered by the United States and Saudi Arabia, Perthes said that they are military and tactical, and will not in themselves lead to a lasting ceasefire.
He held both parties responsible for violating the previous ceasefires and humanitarian truces, and stressed "the need to agree on an effective monitoring mechanism with participation of regional and international organisations".
Perthes says that the participation of private citizens and Sudanese civil society will be necessary to observe any ceasefire on the ground.
InFocus
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The ongoing fighting in Sudan is driving thousands to flee. The humanitarian emergency is spreading, creating a dangerous security situation in the Sahel, experts Read more »
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Sudan's warring parties signed a commitment late on Thursday May 11, 2023 on guidelines for allowing humanitarian assistance, U.S. officials said. Voice of America repor Read more »
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