UN will not end ‘dysfunctional’ peacekeeping mission in Darfur
The UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Edmond Mulet, told the 15-member Security Council on Wednesday that there has been negligible progress...
Sudanese opposition leaders call on EU to support ‘new peace process’
A delegation of the Sudanese opposition on Tuesday briefed EU legislators in Strasbourg on the situation in Sudan, and called for...
Germany contributes €1 million to Sudan Humanitarian Fund
The German government has contributed €1 million to the 2015 Sudan Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF). “With donor commitments to recent...
Ban Ki-moon: ‘No withdrawal of Unamid from Sudan’
The UN-AU peacekeeping mission in Darfur (Unamid) will not leave Darfur, despite repeated pressure by Khartoum. Sudan has not fulfilled...
WFP voucher programme ‘severely underfunded’
The funding for cash and voucher assistance by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) is facing a severe shortfall. WFP...
Unicef Sudan to start enrolment campaign for 300,000 out-of-school children
In cooperation with the Sudanese state Ministries of Education, and with the support of the EU and Educate A Child...
Darfur rebels commit to protect children in conflict region
Darfur's three main rebel groups have agreed on exerting more efforts to protect children in the conflict areas, and to...
UN Coordinator ‘very concerned’ about large-scale displacement in Blue Nile
The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan ad interim, Geert Cappelaere, has expressed his deep concern about reports that...
‘Darfur displaced in urgent need of secure environment’: UN Independent Expert
The newly appointed UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan, Aristide Nononsi, has called on...
‘Open dialogue needed on violence against women in Sudan’: UN Special Rapporteur
The silence and denials about the existence of violence against women in Sudan is a challenge that needs to be...
UN human rights expert concerned about future of Darfur displaced
At the end of his first mission to Sudan, the UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in...
EU Ambassador stresses need for Sudanese dialogue
Assistant to the President of Sudan, Dr Ibrahim Ghandour received EU Ambassador Tomas Ulicny at his office in the Republican...
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