UN humanitarian chief decries indifference over Sudan

UNITED NATIONS - Sudan - ravaged by more than two years of civil war - has become a grim example of impunity and the world's indifference, United Nations humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said Thursday. Fletcher called on "all with influence" …

World News in Brief: ‘Indifference and impunity’ in Sudan, ICC judges speak out against sanctions, respiratory diseases ...

Tom Fletcher noted that over 30 million people require humanitarian assistance. Moreover, with famine declared in multiple places and over 14.6 million people displaced, Sudan represents the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. “Again and again, the …

Kenya granted temporary clearance for stranded consignment amid ongoing Sudan trade ban 

KENYA – Kenyan tea exporters have received a temporary reprieve after Sudan allowed the clearance of a consignment of tea that had arrived before the imposition of a trade ban on March 11, 2025.   The East Africa Tea Trade Association (EATTA) confirmed …

South Sudan Launches National Nutrition Policy

The South Sudanese government has announced a national nutrition policy, a critical step toward addressing malnutrition in the country. The policy highlights progress made in addressing malnutrition, acknowledges existing challenges, and outlines …

UN Agencies Warn of Looming Famine in Conflict-Stricken South Sudan

June 12, 2025 Hour: 3:24 pm Three United Nations agencies have issued an urgent warning about imminent famine in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, where conflict and food shortages have pushed 32,000 people into catastrophic hunger conditions three times …

South Sudan editor freed after 6 months in detention

Emmanuel Monychol Akop, editor-in-chief of the privately owned The Dawn daily newspaper in Juba, was released without charge Thursday after six months in detention at a facility run by South Sudan’s National Security Service (NSS). The reason for his …

UN, RJMEC warn of stalled South Sudan peace deal

The United Nations mission in South Sudan and the peace monitoring body RJMEC raised alarms Thursday over rising violence and a lack of progress in implementing the country’s fragile peace agreement, warning that trust between warring factions is eroding. …

Nearly 75,000 people flee Sudan for protection in Ethiopia since conflict begins: UNHCR

ADDIS ABABA, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 75,000 people have fled Sudan and crossed into Ethiopia seeking international protection since the conflict began about two years ago, the United Nations refugee agency has disclosed. The UN High Commissioner for …

Famine stalks two counties in South Sudan as fragile peace is threatened

The warning comes amidst increased violence and a worsening food security condition which has 11 out of 13 counties in the state facing emergency levels of hunger and 32,000 of these inhabitants facing catastrophic level hunger conditions, almost three …

An oral cholera vaccination campaign aims to reach more than 2.6 million people in Sudan’s Khartoum State