Anguish as rape survivors in Sudan unable to access vital medication
Emergency contraception, HIV-prevention and abortion drugs are locked in a warehouse in Khartoum – leaving women to turn to desperate measures Rape survivors in the...
Category : Conflict and arms
Aid agencies raise alarm as solo children cross Chad border to flee Sudan fighting
Unicef says ‘more and more unaccompanied children’ among thousands of refugees streaming across 1,000km-long border Hundreds of unaccompanied children have crossed the border from Sudan...
Ukraine and Myanmar make 2022 most violent year in a decade for medical staff
Report demands accountability for war crimes and singles out Russia for ‘mind-boggling’ targeting of hospitals in Ukraine Russian attacks on medical facilities in Ukraine made...
Race against time to stop ‘humanitarian disaster’ among Sudan refugees in Chad
Coming rainy season threatens 80,000 living in ‘heartbreaking’ conditions in vulnerable border region after fleeing war at home Tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees, many...
Sudan’s neighbours have little to offer refugees, warns UN
Thousands of Sudanese are crossing borders into countries already severely stressed by drought, conflicts and food insecurity, say UN officials The UN is in a...
‘Burhan and Hemedti are both genocidaires’: activists despair as Sudan violence surges
Sudanese campaigners describe their fears amid escalating clashes between forces loyal to the two generals, as well as their anger over warnings ignored The Sudanese...
Gun battles erupt in Ethiopia as PM axes Amhara region’s security force
The country’s second-biggest state has been riven by mass street protests, armed clashes between local police and the federal military as well as the fatal...
Haiti faces ‘hunger emergency’ amid escalating gang violence and surging inflation
Acute hunger is affecting 4.9 million Haitians, according to a UN report, which outlines the increased need for humanitarian aid Haitians are increasingly desperate for...
‘Trail of war crimes’ left by DRC rebel group as recent attacks leave 300,000 displaced
After a year of murder, rape, disease and looting, aid workers ask the international community: ‘Where the hell have you been?’ More than 300,000 people...
Gangs, cholera and political turmoil leave half Haiti’s children relying on aid
Triple threat sees Caribbean country in worst crisis since 2010 earthquake, with young people bearing the brunt, warns Unicef An escalation of gang violence, political...
