UN Warns Civilians in Sudan Facing ‘Unspeakable Atrocities’

Sudan records around 100,000 cholera cases in space of a year

Sudan has recorded around 100,000 cases of cholera since July 2024, the World Health Organisation (WHO), reported this week. The report comes amid the drastically worsening humanitarian situation in the country, following 28 months of war and turmoil. Health officials have warned that malnutrition is worsening along with the spread of disease and displacement. The UN in recent weeks warned of an unprecedented humanitarian crisis as a result of t…

UN warns of Sudan humanitarian crisis impact on women and girls

The UN warned on Thursday that women and girls in Sudan are facing a “gender emergency” as the country’s capital of El Fasher remains under siege and grapples with starvation, violence, and cholera. UN Women Representative in Sudan Salvator Nkurunziza warned that this leaves women and girls more vulnerable to abuse and exploitation, especially during the delivery of aid, where protection mechanisms are weak or absent in some locations.” Fear of …

UN warns civilians in Sudan facing ‘unspeakable atrocities’

The UN has warned that civilians in Sudan are facing starvation, a rapidly spreading cholera outbreak and what they called “unspeakable atrocities” – as fierce fighting continues between government troops and paramilitary fighters. Aid agencies have been unable to deliver urgently needed food, water and medical supplies to parts of the Western Darfur region – where local leaders say living conditions are now unbearable.