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UN Alarmed by Reports of Civilian Executions in Sudan

The UN's human rights chief Volker Turk is horrified over reports of executions of civilians in Sudan last week, he says. On Wednesday, reports emerged that 85 people had been killed in a week.

UN Alarmed by Reports of Civilian Executions in Sudan

Sudan's Army Closes In on Presidential Palace Amid Intensifying Conflict

Sudan's army is approaching the presidential palace, which is besieged by the paramilitary RSF in Sudan's ongoing civil war. .

Sudan's Army Closes In on Presidential Palace Amid Intensifying Conflict

Sudan's army claims control over key city

Sudan's army says that together with allied groups, they have "liberated" Wad Madani, the capital of the al-Jazira province (sometimes spelled Gezira). The city has been controlled by the paramilitary force Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for over a year.

Sudan's army claims control over key city

HRW: Women are held as sex slaves in Sudan

Women and girls are exposed to gang rapes in front of their families – or are taken away and held as sex slaves. Human Rights Watch directs serious accusations against Sudan's paramilitary forces.

HRW: Women are held as sex slaves in Sudan

Market bombed – over 100 reported dead

More than 100 people have been killed in an air raid on a marketplace in North Darfur in Sudan, according to a Sudanese human rights organization. Nearly 10,000 people are fleeing the country every day across the border to South Sudan, to escape the civil war, according to the UN.

Market bombed – over 100 reported dead

Millions of helpless people flee: "Want to go to Europe"

Starvation, mass murder, expulsion. Words are not enough to describe the humanitarian catastrophe that is ongoing in Sudan.

Millions of helpless people flee: "Want to go to Europe"

Sudan's military: Important city retaken

Sudan's military claims to have retaken the strategically important city of Sinja, south of Khartum, from the paramilitary group RSF, which has controlled it for the past few months. .

Sudan's military: Important city retaken

Amnesty: French weapons in Sudan's civil war

French weapon systems are used by the paramilitary RSF in Sudan's civil war, according to Amnesty. .

Amnesty: French weapons in Sudan's civil war

Arms talks about Sudan – without one party

In an attempt to achieve a ceasefire in the civil war in Sudan, a conversation is initiated on Wednesday in Switzerland under the leadership of the USA and Saudi Arabia, but one of the parties is not present. .

Arms talks about Sudan – without one party

Floods in Sudan force more to flee

More than 73,000 Sudanese have been affected by flooding since July. Of them, over 21,000 have been forced to leave their homes and 14,300 have had their homes destroyed, according to the UN's humanitarian organization Ocha.

Floods in Sudan force more to flee

The UN warns: Famine disaster threatens to engulf the entire region

There is now famine in Sudan, states a UN-affiliated panel. It is the first time in seven years that the panel has stated famine.

The UN warns: Famine disaster threatens to engulf the entire region

Talks on Ceasefire in Sudan Welcomed

The leader of the Sudanese paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) – which has been fighting against the Sudanese army for over a year – welcomes the invitation to talks about a ceasefire. "I announce our participation in the upcoming talks about a ceasefire on August 14, 2024, in Switzerland", writes Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, the leader of RSF, on X.

Talks on Ceasefire in Sudan Welcomed

Sudan: One of the World's Worst Humanitarian Crises

The ongoing war in Sudan has caused one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world in decades, according to the organisation Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Warnings are also coming from the UN's refugee agency UNHCR, which states that the risk of famine has risen in the country.

Sudan: One of the World's Worst Humanitarian Crises