United Nations, May 14 (IANS) UN humanitarians have said that aid is being distributed in war-torn southwestern Sudan, while an amount of 12 million US dollars is targeted for famine relief in the neighbouring country of South Sudan. “The UN and its humanitarian partners continue to respond to humanitarian needs across Sudan,” said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).The office said that in the Kordofan region, aid organisations are providing life-saving support to …
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Khartoum, Feb 3 (IANS) The Sudanese army on Tuesday announced that its units have entered Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan State in southern Sudan, after more than two years of siege under the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its allied forces. “The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have broken the siege on Kadugli and entered the city,” the SAF Special Work Forces said in a brief statement.Meanwhile, a military commander confirmed to Xinhua news agency that the SAF forces entered Kad…
United Nations, Jan 7 (IANS) Escalating violence in Sudan, particularly across the Kordofan region, continues to put civilians at extreme risk and drive new waves of displacement, a UN spokesperson said. Between October 25 and December 30, some 65,000 individuals were displaced from multiple locations across the Kordofan region, Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN secretary-general, told a daily briefing, citing the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.In South Kordofan …