Today: September 12, 2024
Today: September 12, 2024

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Sudan paramilitary leader plans to attend cease-fire talks in Switzerland hosted by US, Saudi Arabia

Sudan’s paramilitary leader has announced plans to attend cease-fire talks in Switzerland next month arranged by the United States and Saudi Arabia

Sudan paramilitary leader plans to attend cease-fire talks in Switzerland hosted by US, Saudi Arabia
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Sudan's agriculture minister says there is no famine in the country

Sudan's agriculture minister said there is no famine in the country and cast doubt on U.N.-backed data that 755,000 are experiencing catastrophic hunger, rejecting the idea of

Sudan's agriculture minister says there is no famine in the country
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More than 1,200 children have died in the past 5 months in conflict-wrecked Sudan, the UN says

The U.N.’s refugee agency says that more than 1,200 children under age 5 have died in nine camps in war-scarred Sudan in the past five months because of a deadly combination of measles and malnutrition

More than 1,200 children have died in the past 5 months in conflict-wrecked Sudan, the UN says
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UN says cholera and dengue outbreaks have been reported in eastern Sudan as conflict grinds on

The U.N. health agency says cholera and dengue outbreaks have been reported in eastern Sudan, where thousands of people are sheltering in crowded camps as deadly fighting grinds on between the country’s military and a rival paramilitary force

UN says cholera and dengue outbreaks have been reported in eastern Sudan as conflict grinds on
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Western group to ask UN body to investigate Sudan atrocities - document

The United States, Britain, Norway and Germany plan to submit a motion to the U.N. rights body to set up an investigation into alleged atrocities in Sudan, a draft motion showed on

Western group to ask UN body to investigate Sudan atrocities - document
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Western countries want a UN team created to monitor rights violations and abuses in Sudan

Four Western countries have floated a proposal for the United Nations' top human rights body to appoint a team of experts to monitor and report on abuses and rights violations in war-wracked Sudan

Western countries want a UN team created to monitor rights violations and abuses in Sudan
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Artillery fire has killed 11 people and wounded 90 in a major Sudanese city, aid group says

An aid group says heavy artillery fire killed at least 11 people and wounded 90 in a major city in conflict-torn Sudan

Artillery fire has killed 11 people and wounded 90 in a major Sudanese city, aid group says
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UN aid chief says six months of war in Sudan has killed 9,000 people

The United Nations humanitarian chief says Sudan's war between the military and a powerful paramilitary group has killed up to 9,000 people and created “one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history."

UN aid chief says six months of war in Sudan has killed 9,000 people
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US calls on Sudan's paramilitary RSF to stop shelling civilian areas

The U.S. is deeply concerned by reports that the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have intensified shelling in South Darfur and Omdurman, State Department

US calls on Sudan's paramilitary RSF to stop shelling civilian areas
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US State Department says Sudan ceasefire talks reconvene

The United States, Saudi Arabia and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, together with the African Union, have relaunched humanitarian and ceasefire talks between the

US State Department says Sudan ceasefire talks reconvene
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Over half of Sudan's population needs humanitarian aid after nearly 7 months of war, UN says

Almost seven months of war between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary group have left a wave of destruction

Over half of Sudan's population needs humanitarian aid after nearly 7 months of war, UN says
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U.S., UK, Norway condemn escalating violence in Sudan's Darfur -statement

The United States, United Kingdom and Norway on Friday condemned escalating violence and human rights abuses in Sudan, especially in the Darfur region, the three countries said

U.S., UK, Norway condemn escalating violence in Sudan's Darfur -statement
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A watchdog urges UN Security Council to consider all options to protect Sudan's Darfur civilians

An international watchdog is urging the United Nations Security Council to consider all options to protect civilians in Sudan’s Darfur region

A watchdog urges UN Security Council to consider all options to protect Sudan's Darfur civilians
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UN ends political mission in Sudan, where world hasn't been able to stop bloodshed

The United Nations Security Council has voted to end its political mission of a few hundred people dedicated to ending the civil war in Sudan

UN ends political mission in Sudan, where world hasn't been able to stop bloodshed
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Sudanese warring parties dig in as Jeddah talks falter again

Saudi and U.S.-brokered talks aimed at halting fighting between Sudan's warring parties have faltered again, and the country's army and

Sudanese warring parties dig in as Jeddah talks falter again
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UN says up to 300,000 Sudanese fled their homes after a notorious group seized their safe haven

The U.N. says fighting between Sudan's military and a notorious paramilitary group forced up to 300,000 people to flee their homes in a province that had been a safe haven for families displaced by the country's devastating conflict

UN says up to 300,000 Sudanese fled their homes after a notorious group seized their safe haven
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ICC prosecutor believes warring parties committing war crimes in Darfur

The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor told the U.N.

ICC prosecutor believes warring parties committing war crimes in Darfur
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UN food agency says it has reports of people dying from starvation amid the conflict in Sudan

The U.N. food agency says it has received reports of people dying from starvation in Sudan, where raging fighting between rival generals is hampering the distribution of aid and food supplies to those most hungry

UN food agency says it has reports of people dying from starvation amid the conflict in Sudan
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About 13 children die each day at a camp in Sudan for displaced people, medical charity MSF says

Thirteen children are dying everyday of severe malnutrition at the Zamzam camp in Sudan’s Northern Darfur as a consequence of the 10 month war in their country, Medical charity Doctors without Borders or MSF said Monday

About 13 children die each day at a camp in Sudan for displaced people, medical charity MSF says
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UN aid chief says warring Sudan generals agreed to talk on humanitarian issues. He's still waiting

A top U.N. official says that two generals in Sudan whose forces have been at war for the last 10 months assured him recently that they would attend a meeting in Switzerland to discuss humanitarian issues and Sudan’s beleaguered civilians

UN aid chief says warring Sudan generals agreed to talk on humanitarian issues. He's still waiting
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Rape and sexual violence in Sudan's ongoing conflict may amount to war crimes, a new UN report says

The U.N. human rights office says at least 118 people have been subjected to rape and other forms of sexual violence in more than 10 months of conflict in Sudan, assaults that may amount to war crimes

Rape and sexual violence in Sudan's ongoing conflict may amount to war crimes, a new UN report says
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UN experts: Sudan's paramilitary forces carried out ethnic killings and rapes that may be war crimes

A new report from United Nations experts says paramilitary forces and their allied militias fighting to take power in Sudan carried out widespread ethnic killings and rapes that may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity

UN experts: Sudan's paramilitary forces carried out ethnic killings and rapes that may be war crimes
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Draft UN resolution calls for cease-fire in conflict-torn Sudan during upcoming Muslim holy month

Britain has circulated a draft U.N. resolution calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities in conflict-wracked Sudan ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins soon

Draft UN resolution calls for cease-fire in conflict-torn Sudan during upcoming Muslim holy month
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UN chief urges Sudan's warring parties to halt hostilities during Muslim holy month of Ramadan

The United Nations chief is urging Sudan’s warring parties to halt hostilities during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, warning that the nearly year-long conflict threatens the country’s unity and “could ignite regional instability of dramatic proportions.”

UN chief urges Sudan's warring parties to halt hostilities during Muslim holy month of Ramadan
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UN Security Council urges Sudan's warring parties to halt hostilities during holy month of Ramadan

The U.N. Security Council is urging Sudan’s warring parties to halt hostilities during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and allow desperately needed aid to reach 25 million people

UN Security Council urges Sudan's warring parties to halt hostilities during holy month of Ramadan

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