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Sudan is facing a spiraling child hunger emergency, as new data from UNICEF on Thursday revealed a staggering 46 percent increase in the number of children treated for severe acute malnutrition (SAM) across the five Darfur states between January and May, compared to the same period last year. UNICEF urgently called for immediate and unconditional [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday urged Sudanese authorities to immediately release two freelance journalists detained in North Darfur. CPJ Middle East and North Africa regional director Sara Qudah said, “The July 7 arrest of freelance journalists Nasr Yaqoub and Mohamed Ahmed Nazar is a clear attack on the public’s right to know [...]

The US Supreme Court confirmed Thursday that the US government may proceed with the deportation of eight migrants to South Sudan. This order comes at a time when the US State Department has issued a “Level 4: Do Not Travel” advisory for South Sudan due to high levels of armed conflict and violent crime. On [...]

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned on Thursday of ongoing mass atrocities and attacks on medical facilities in Sudan’s North Darfur region, amid escalating conflict between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). MSF called on warring parties to immediately cease indiscriminate violence and to enable urgent, comprehensive humanitarian assistance. MSF’s new [...]

The US Supreme Court granted an emergency application Monday to stay a federal court’s preliminary injunction on migrant deportations, empowering the Trump administration to remove individuals with little notice. The ruling removes an April 18 order from the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts that sought to block the Department of Homeland Security [...]

The UN secretary-general condemned on Sunday an attack against the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) that killed a Zambian peacekeeper and wounded another. António Guterres voiced concern over the targeting of UN peacekeepers in the CAR. In a statement, Guterres called on the Central African authorities “to spare no effort in [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk sounded the alarm on Friday over escalating violence across Sudan’s North Darfur and Kordofan regions, warning of catastrophic consequences for civilians. His statement came in light of the intensifying hostilities between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Türk expressed grave concern over [...]

Civilian deaths in armed conflicts surged by 40 percent globally in 2024, according to new data from the UN Human Rights Office published Wednesday. The figures highlight a deteriorating global human rights landscape marked by widespread violence, deepening discrimination, and the continued targeting of human rights defenders and journalists. At least 48,384 people, most of [...]

Internet access in the Gaza Strip was restored on Monday following a complete three-day internet blackout due to Israel’s apparent targeting of Palestine’s communications infrastructure, allowing civilians to access essential information and the resumption of humanitarian operations. Palestine’s Telecommunications Regulation Authority accused Israel of “systematically” targeting Gaza’s communications infrastructure. Israel has not responded to these [...]

The United Nations Commission on Human Rights Council (UNHRC) warned on Friday that the current regional instability in South Sudan could result in a “collapse” of the 2018 Revitalized Peace Agreement, which ended the second South Sudan Civil War. UNHRC said that the current coalescence of military and political unrest requires an urgent coordination of [...]