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Authorities declared a three-month state of emergency in early September after the worst flooding in 30 years. To date, more than 860,000 people have had houses destroyed or damaged and more than 120 people have died. Some 560 schools and thousands of health facilities have also been affected…

The African country is continuing on a path of political transition following the ouster of President Omar al-Bashir in April 2019. “Sudan, with the blood of its martyrs, has gone through decades of tyranny, injustice and social deterioration,” he said. “Despite all of this, this period of…

The flooding was triggered by heavy seasonal rains, mainly in neighbouring Ethiopia, which caused the Nile River to rise to nearly 17.5 metres (roughly 57 feet) this past weekend: the highest level in 100 years, according to the authorities. OCHA spokesperson Jens Laerke said the government has…

Sudan’s transitional Government initialled the deal alongside the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) and Sudan Liberation Movement–Minni Minnawi (SLM/MM), at a ceremony held in neighbouring South Sudan. Determination, courage and commitment "The Secretary-General congratulates the people of the Sudan…

According to UNHCR, more than 80 per cent of those arriving in the Chadian border town of Adré are women, children and elderly – many of whom have witnessed extreme violence. Attacks, said to have been carried out by armed nomads in the town of Masteri in Western Darfur, killed 61 people from the…

According to an update issued by the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ( OCHA) on Monday, Khartoum, Blue Nile and River Nile states are among the hardest-hit, while damage has also been reported in El Gezira, West Kordofan and South Darfur regions. More than 1,200 houses are said to…

One year after the fall of Sudan’s former longtime ruler, Omar al-Bashir, the country’s dire economic situation, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, continues to present massive challenges and threatens to reverse the accomplishments of the Sudanese revolution thus far, which saw a joint military…

Much has already changed for women since the protests: laws restricting freedom of dress, movement and work were repealed, and female genital mutilation was criminalized. The transitional constitution guarantees 40 per cent representation in the parliamentary body the Transitional Legislative…

Unanimously adopting a twinset of resolutions through its silence procedure, the Council, recognizing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on UNAMID’s drawdown, tacked an extra two months onto its mandate and kept the number of troops and police assigned to the mission unchanged. UNITAMS is born It…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Volker Perthes of Germany as his new Special Representative for Sudan and Head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS). Mr. Volker Perthes brings to this position over 25…

The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about clashes in West Darfur over the weekend. Escalating inter-communal violence has resulted in scores of deaths and injuries, the displacement of nearly 50,000 people and the destruction of property. He expresses his deepest condolences to the bereaved…

Press Statement: For Immediate Release (New York, 21 January 2021) I am greatly concerned by serious allegations of sexual violence in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, including a high number of alleged rapes in the capital, Mekelle. There are also disturbing reports of individuals allegedly forced to…