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Ukraine war: UN appeals for $2.3 billion to support aid teams’ ‘heroic work’

·January 14, 2026·1 min read

Since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of its neighbour in February 2022, the UN and its partners have supported people in need in complement to the Government’s assistance, from city residents who continue to face repeated drone and missile strikes, to communities close to the frontline and other evacuated away...

Sudan war leaves millions hungry and displaced as health system nears collapse

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·January 12, 2026·4 min read

UN agencies warn that nearly three years of sustained violence, restricted humanitarian access and shrinking funding have pushed Sudan into what they describe as the largest humanitarian emergency in the world. An estimated 33.7 million people – around two thirds of the population – are expected to need humanitarian assistance...

Sudan: After 1,000 days of war, millions of civilians still bearing brunt

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·January 9, 2026·2 min read

Latest UN data indicates that 9.3 million people have been uprooted by conflict across the country and more than 4.3 million have fled across borders, placing immense strain on neighbouring countries. More than 21 million people are also believed to be acutely food insecure across the country. Although many of...

Thirteen more lives lost in Sudan as 1,000th day of war looms

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·January 7, 2026·1 min read

UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the latest fatalities come amid escalating violence, especially across the Kordofans, which continues to put civilians at “extreme risk” and drives displacement. Rival militaries have been battling for control of Sudan since April 2023, with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia gaining ground in the...

UN chief urges world leaders to ‘get priorities straight’ as New Year message calls for peace over war

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·December 30, 2025·1 min read

“The world stands at a crossroads,” he said, warning that conflict, climate breakdown and systemic violations of international law are eroding trust in leadership worldwide. “People everywhere are asking: Are leaders even listening? Are they ready to act?” he said. Mr. Guterres underscored the scale of global suffering, noting that...

UN warns Sudan war entering deadlier phase as fighting spreads in Kordofan

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·December 29, 2025·3 min read

Briefing the Security Council on Monday, senior UN political and humanitarian officials described a sharply deteriorating security and humanitarian situation marked by indiscriminate attacks, expanding territorial gains by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and escalating dangers for civilians, aid workers and peacekeepers. The conflict erupted in April 2023 amid a...

Sudan civil war: Health system ‘on the verge of collapse’

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·December 28, 2025·3 min read

The UN agency has revealed shocking figures related to attacks on healthcare facilities in Sudan, stressing that the country is recording the largest percentage of global deaths linked to the targeting of the health sector, in flagrant violation of international humanitarian law. In a conversation with Abdelmonem Makki from UN...

Sudan war: World urged not to ignore ‘gruesome sexual violence’

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·December 22, 2025·2 min read

Issued by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, the report describes how civilians – including many from besieged El Fasher – endured torture and abductions during a three-day offensive by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on nearby Zamzam camp for displaced persons in April this year. Highlighting the report’s findings, UN...

Sudan war: Kordofan’s El-Obeid ‘one or two steps’ away from being attacked

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·December 19, 2025·2 min read

“People in Sudan are not moving by choice, they are running just to find safety,” said Mohamed Refaat, IOM Chief of Mission in Sudan. Speaking from Port Sudan to journalists in Geneva, he urged all Member States and “everyone who can provide support” for Sudan’s people, to ensure their protection. Heavy shelling...

Peace falters as fighting in eastern DR Congo raises fears of regional war

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·December 13, 2025·5 min read

A new offensive by the Alliance Fleuve Congo/Mouvement du 23 mars (AFC/M23) has reignited large-scale hostilities in South Kivu, just days after international agreements were signed to de-escalate the conflict. The renewed fighting has caused civilian casualties, destroyed infrastructure and driven hundreds of thousands from their homes, according to United...

Sudan war: Aid teams say deal struck to reach stricken El Fasher

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·December 12, 2025·3 min read

The essentials for survival in the town which was overrun by paramilitary fighters in October have been “completely obliterated”, UN humanitarians warned on Friday. “The little that’s known at the moment about the current conditions in El Fasher is indeed beyond horrific,” said Ross Smith, Director of Emergency Preparedness and Response...

Gaza’s babies ‘scarred by war before first breath’ by malnutrition

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·December 9, 2025·3 min read

Speaking from the shattered enclave, UNICEF Communication Manager Tess Ingram said that at least 165 children are reported to have died “painful, preventable deaths” related to malnutrition during the war between Hamas fighters and Israel. A lesser-known scourge is acute hunger among pregnant and breastfeeding women and “the devastating domino...