World Humanitarian Summit to be held in Istanbul this month
The United Nations Secretary-General is holding the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) on 23-24 May in Istanbul, Turkey. The Summit...
900 measles cases in Sudan in 2016, vaccination campaign starts next week
Between 1 January and 29 April 2016, out of 2,546 suspected cases with fever and rash, 907 were confirmed as...
USAID sorghum for Darfur lands in Port Sudan
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a significant in-kind food contribution, 47,500 metric tons of sorghum, from...
Peaceful coexistence conference on Sudan-Chad border
A peaceful coexistence conference on the subject of the Sudan-Chad border will be held in the West Darfur capital of...
UN, AU, Sudanese trilateral action team to visit Darfur
A joint trilateral action team from the United Nations, the African Union, and the Sudanese government will begin a visit...
120 US Congress members call on President Obama to keep Sudan humanitarian crisis a high priority
Yesterday, a bipartisan group of 120 members of Congress called on President Obama to re-prioritize peace, accountability and protection of...
AUHIP roadmap and Unamid exit from Darfur on Khartoum agenda
The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Abdelghani El Naeem, held a meeting his office with Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi,...
Open Letter concerning excessive use of force by Sudanese authorities
The Sudan Democracy First Group (SDFG) has addressed an “Open Letter concerning excessive use of force by Sudanese authorities” to...
‘Free media strengthen societies’: US diplomat in Sudan
In a statement to mark World Press Freedom Day that was observed around the world yesterday, Benjamin Moeling, Chargé d’Affaires...
‘Progress, but many challenges remain’: UN Expert on Human Rights in Sudan
The UN Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in the Sudan, Aristide Nononsi, today concluded his second visit...
UN laments intensification of fighting, criminality in Darfur
In his latest report on Unamid, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon laments the increase in hostilities in Jebel Marra, as well...
Sudan receives additional $30 million to support malaria interventions
Over the next two years, Sudan will receive an additional $30 million from the Global Fund to support malaria interventions....
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