• Luggage is transported on a donkey-drawn cart at Sudan's Qalabat border crossing with Ethiopia on July 31, 2023 amid fighting between the Sudan armed forces and paramilitary RSF. (arabnews.com)
  • South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit, right, welcomes Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Chairman of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council and Sudan's armed force chief, in Juba, South Sudan, on Sept. 04, 2023. (arabnews.com)
  • WAD MADANI, Sudan (11.08.2023) - In collaboration with the Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has distributed essential food assistance to 1,500 displaced people in Al Manaqil area in Al Jazeera state. (icrc.org)
  • FILE - South Sudanese who fled from Sudan sit outside a nutrition clinic at a transit center in Renk, South Sudan, on May 16, 2023. (wvnstv.com)
  • Four Western countries have floated a proposal on Wednesday Oct. 4, 2023 for the U.N.'s top human rights body to appoint a team of experts to monitor and report on abuses and rights violations in war-wracked Sudan. (wvnstv.com)
  • Nairobi) - Satellite data shows massive fire destruction in the town of Sirba in Sudan 's West Darfur state, in late July 2023, Human Rights Watch said today. (hrw.org)
  • Infrared satellite image from July 29, 2023, shows a burned residential area in the town of Sirba, West Darfur, Sudan. (hrw.org)
  • Infrared satellite image comparison between June 25 and July 6, 2023, shows the extent of the burning in the town of Murnei, West Darfur, Sudan. (hrw.org)
  • Overall funding needs to provide emergency life-saving aid, including food, shelter, healthcare, education and protection services, are expected to reach over $1 billion to assist more than 1.8 million people projected to seek safety in countries neighbouring Sudan by the end of 2023. (unhcr.org)
  • Security Alert - Updated Information for U.S. Citizens in Sudan - May 2, 2023 at 8:30 p.m. (usembassy.gov)
  • KHARTOUM, Sudan-As protesters gathered in 100-degree-plus heat Thursday for what was called a "million-strong" march to push the military junta out of power, the demonstration's organizers knew they were haunted by their history-a past full of failed Arab Spring uprisings and Sudan's own dashed expectations for democracy. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • Many of those who have arrived have had the means to pay for transportation from Khartoum and to continue their travel inside South Sudan. (unhcr.org)
  • There are over 800,000 South Sudanese refugees in Sudan, a quarter of whom are in Khartoum and directly affected by the fighting. (unhcr.org)
  • People wait next to passenger buses as smoke billows in an area in Khartoum where fighting between Sudan's army and the paramilitary forces continues to this day. (arabnews.com)
  • In the capital Khartoum, the army opened fire at the protesters who had reached en masse outside its headquarters. (greenleft.org.au)
  • Due to the ongoing fighting in Khartoum, a large number of people have been forced to leave their homes and seek shelter in Al Jazeera state and elsewhere. (icrc.org)
  • These hospitals have faced increased pressure due to the influx of people fleeing from Khartoum. (icrc.org)
  • The ICRC continues to cross frontlines, evacuate the most vulnerable, aid in the transfer of released detainees, support hospitals in and around Khartoum, Darfur, and other parts of Sudan, and help families separated by conflict keep in touch with their loved ones. (icrc.org)
  • As most, if not all of you, have been following the dire and deteriorating humanitarian situation in Sudan, in the war affected areas which is circulating and embracing the central Khartoum in Sudan. (sudaneseonline.com)
  • This is a locator map for Sudan with its capital, Khartoum. (wkrn.com)
  • CAIRO (AP) - A drone attack Sunday on an open market south of Sudan's capital, Khartoum, killed at least 43 people, activists and a medical group said, as the military and a powerful rival paramilitary group battle for control of the country. (wkrn.com)
  • their homes and base of support, however, lie not within the newly formed South Sudan, but in the northern parts of the country still ruled by Khartoum. (newrepublic.com)
  • M]ore than 200,000 people affected by the fighting in South Kordofan faced "potentially catastrophic levels of malnutrition and mortality" because of Khartoum denying access to aid agencies. (newrepublic.com)
  • Since the outbreak of the conflict in Khartoum, Sudan's capital, between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on April 15, the conflict has also spread to West Darfur state. (hrw.org)
  • Author affiliations: University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan (A. tant bacteria in oral cavities. (cdc.gov)
  • Sudan Federal Ministry of Health, Khartoum (Y. Ali, A. 5. (cdc.gov)
  • Samahir Mubarak, a member of the Sudanese Pharmacists Association, said that Sudan's people learned after a coup in 1985 that the military will not willingly return power to the people. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • So far, the most significant cross-border movements in the region have been Sudanese fleeing to Chad, and South Sudanese refugees returning to South Sudan. (unhcr.org)
  • Some of the population movements we expect to observe in the coming days include outflows of new Sudanese refugees to neighbouring countries, returns of refugees who were being hosted by Sudan, and movements of other refugees being hosted by Sudan to other neighbouring countries. (unhcr.org)
  • To date, we have registered nearly 4,000 South Sudanese that have crossed from Sudan, mostly through the Renk border crossing point in Upper Nile State. (unhcr.org)
  • An estimated 250,000 people - including a large number of South Sudanese who had been living in Sudan - have crossed the border since fighting erupted in Sudan in April, with many now housed in overcrowded camps lacking food, sanitation and basic healthcare services. (arabnews.com)
  • The Ministry affirmed the UAE's commitment to working with its partners and the international community to achieve all that serves the interests of the Sudanese people, stressing the importance of intensifying efforts aimed at a ceasefire, a return to the political framework and dialogue, and advancing in the transitional phase to reach the desired political stability and security in Sudan. (emirates247.com)
  • As part of its humanitarian assistance to those affected and displaced by the conflict in Sudan, as well as for Sudanese refugees in Chad, the UAE has dispatched 10 aircraft and a ship with approximately 1,353 tonnes of food and medical supplies to Port Sudan, as well as 12 aircraft with 277 tonnes of relief supplies to neighboring Chad. (emirates247.com)
  • He also praised the Sudanese people for their determination in demanding "freedom and justice" during the protests, adding that "you will definitely have a better future with your revolutionary enthusiasm. (cnn.com)
  • We do not want to return to the past and are prepared to respond to those who seek to block the aspirations of the Sudanese people for a civilian-led, democratic government and who would stand in the way of accountability, justice, and peace. (cnn.com)
  • Work in all the possible ways and with all available means to find holistic resolution to the challenges facing the Sudanese in Sudan, in the domestic and neighborhood refugees camps, in terms of Peace, Security, and Sustainable Development to avoid further fragmentation in the failing state of Sudan. (sudaneseonline.com)
  • These forces are made up mainly of the Sudanese Professionals Association, the National Consensus Forces and the South Sudan Opposition Alliance, but the communists, and the left-wing in general, took over. (juancole.com)
  • In a matter of days, or hours, the northern Sudanese state of Blue Nile seems likely to be the scene of the most violent military confrontation in Sudan for almost a decade. (newrepublic.com)
  • One million people have now sought safety in neighbouring countries, including 240,000 South Sudanese refugees previously in Sudan. (unhcr.org)
  • More than 240,000 South Sudanese refugees previously hosted by Sudan, as well as refugees from Sudan, have crossed into South Sudan in the past months. (unhcr.org)
  • South Sudan remains Africa's largest refugee crisis, with 2.2 million South Sudanese refugees in neighbouring countries. (unhcr.org)
  • He said it was imperative that South Sudanese do not lose the hope that emerged when the country gained independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011 but has been dulled by the incessant internal conflict that has plagued the country since late 2013. (turkishpress.com)
  • I commend the many Sudanese NGOs and activists involved in promoting the rights of people with disabilities. (usembassy.gov)
  • JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN/NEW YORK, October 21, 2019- Severe flooding has left thousands of people stranded in inaccessible areas of eastern and northeastern South Sudan , halting medical care in some facilities and worsening an already precarious humanitarian situation, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today. (doctorswithoutborders.org)
  • JUBA - UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, concluded a four-day visit to South Sudan with an urgent plea for more support to the people fleeing the crisis in neighbouring Sudan. (unhcr.org)
  • JUBA, South Sudan (AP) - The U.N. Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan accused the country's National Security Service of threatening media and civil society and undermining prospects for a democratic transition. (whnt.com)
  • NAIROBI: Civilians displaced by the conflict in Sudan have sought sanctuary in the world's youngest country next door, the Republic of South Sudan, only to face a daunting new set of challenges. (arabnews.com)
  • Aside from being unprepared to absorb this tide of humanity in search of shelter and sustenance, South Sudan's own political and economic shortcomings render it an ineffective broker in ending the conflict in Sudan. (arabnews.com)
  • 5 million Total number of people uprooted by the conflict, including 1 million who have fled to neighboring countries. (arabnews.com)
  • 7,500 People killed since the onset of violence, according to conservative estimates of the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project. (arabnews.com)
  • We bring life-saving relief in emergencies and use food assistance to build peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change. (wfp.org)
  • The six-months cash support covered 12,600 people from Tonj North County and is crucial for people's essential needs affected by the inter-communal conflict and natural disasters such as floods and drought. (wvi.org)
  • The elderly-headed households, widows, child-headed households, displaced and returnees, people affected by conflict and abandoned children were prioritized. (wvi.org)
  • Brazzaville/Cairo - The conflict in Sudan that has forced 3.4 million people to flee for safety within the country and across its borders is rapidly intensifying health threats, with cases of infectious diseases and other afflictions reported among the displaced population who have sought refuge in hard-to-reach locations with limited health services. (who.int)
  • The conflict in Sudan is triggering a health crisis affecting an entire region," said Dr Jean-Bosco Ndihokubwayo, WHO Representative in Chad. (who.int)
  • Thanks to a two-day peacebuilding workshop hosted by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), through its Civil Affairs Division in Akobo, Jonglei state, youth leaders across this conflict-prone county have pledged to reconcile and unite. (voxafrica.com)
  • Any young person who bears arms must be continuously engaged in peace dialogues facilitated by UNMISS or the government," said one of the participants, Wol Hoth Wol, who added that he believed that conflict mitigation training is the ideal approach to help communities understand the dangers of cattle rustling. (voxafrica.com)
  • Michael Hoth, Deputy Director of Akobo county, called on the international community to support South Sudan, especially when it comes to conflict prevention. (voxafrica.com)
  • The people of South Sudan are living in a tinderbox, with emotions high, an abundant flow of weapons and with both sides recruiting fighters, often forcefully and including children," Mr. Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said in a statement issued to draw global attention to the increasingly desperate living conditions for the country's people after a year of conflict. (watchlist.org)
  • Our mobile teams provide a critical lifeline into conflict-affected areas," said Hakan Falkell, the WFP Deputy Country Director in South Sudan. (unicef.ie)
  • However, it is imperative that the parties to the conflict cease hostilities and give aid agencies more consistent access to people in need in these remote areas. (unicef.ie)
  • The four-month conflict in Sudan has triggered a huge wave of displacement in challenging circumstances. (unhcr.org)
  • With no end to the conflict in Sudan in sight, UNHCR is coordinating with aid agencies to revise the Regional Refugee Response Plan. (unhcr.org)
  • Simultaneously and timely coordinated aerial bombardments, parachute and barrel bombs were dropped over innocent civil population in South Kordofan, Blue Nile as well as around the refugees camps inside the Republic of South Sudan (proximity of Maban Refugees Camp) and pacific refugees demonstrators were killed in Darfur. (sudaneseonline.com)
  • The High Commissioner met with President Salva Kiir and commended South Sudan for keeping borders open and supporting refugees from Sudan. (unhcr.org)
  • South Sudan hosts more than 323,000 refugees and asylum-seekers, mainly from Sudan, in addition to more than 2.3 million internally displaced people. (unhcr.org)
  • Add to the mix South Sudan's limited resources and rudimentary infrastructure, and the country is in no position to handle such a large and sudden influx of impoverished people. (arabnews.com)
  • Statement upon the suspension (undeclared failure) of the Talks in Addis Ababa between the Government of Sudan GoS "NCP" and the Sudan's People Liberation Movement / N "SPLM N" under the Mediation of the African Union High level Implementation Panel (AU HIP). (sudaneseonline.com)
  • CAIRO (AP) - Six months of war between Sudan's military and a powerful paramilitary group has killed up to 9,000 people and created "one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history," the United Nations humanitarian chief said Sunday. (wvnstv.com)
  • The US accused Sudan of genocide in 2004, and the International Criminal Court brought charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide against Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir and others. (sudanreeves.org)
  • MOST PEOPLE IN Sudan's southern states of Abyei, South Kordofan, and Blue Nile feel that they were short-changed by the North/South Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in 2005, but they expected, at least, "popular consultations"-discussions promised by the CPA through which the people of these warn-torn areas would negotiate their relationship with the central government. (newrepublic.com)
  • Despite intense insecurity in South Sudan's Upper Nile State, UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) have managed to get urgently needed food and nutrition assistance to tens of thousands of people who had been cut off from relief agencies for months. (unicef.ie)
  • He urged all parties in the unity government to "fully implement the revitalized peace agreement" so that South Sudan's displaced people "will be encouraged to return home. (turkishpress.com)
  • Most internally displaced people have found refuge among host communities, and it is essential to reach them where they are so they are not exposed to further danger during the journey to access lifesaving assistance. (unicef.ie)
  • This is in addition to setting fire to several dozen sites with internally displaced people and some neighborhoods in the state capital, El Geneina. (hrw.org)
  • Among those uprooted from their homes, nearly 760 000 have sought refuge in neighbouring Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia and South Sudan, where World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are supporting national authorities to provide emergency health assistance. (who.int)
  • Cases of malaria among children under five years of age, as well as suspected cases of yellow fever have also been identified among the about 17 000 people who have sought refuge in the Central African Republic, while a suspected cholera outbreak has been reported in locations in northern Ethiopia receiving large number of displaced people. (who.int)
  • The Organization has also delivered emergency medical and non-medical supplies to provide care to the affected populations in Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Egypt and South Sudan. (who.int)
  • The apparent target of this huge assault is the town of Kurmuk-on the border with Ethiopia-which is the primary stronghold of the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement-North (SPLA/M-N) in Blue Nile. (newrepublic.com)
  • This country shares borders with Kenya , Sudan, Ethiopia , Uganda , the Democratic Republic of the Congo , and the Central African Republic . (worldatlas.com)
  • Guinea worm disease remains endemic in 3 countries: Sudan, Mali, and Ethiopia and fewer than 1800 cases were reported in the world in 2010. (medscape.com)
  • The Security Council presidency is an opportunity to initiate action and to make clear that the world's body on peace and security has a vital role to play in curbing attacks on civilians in Darfur and throughout Sudan. (hrw.org)
  • The Darfur Bar Association reported that the attacks in Sirba started on July 24 and lasted for several days, with assailants killing at least 200 people , including local leaders, and looting homes, then setting them on fire. (hrw.org)
  • Fighting quickly spread to other parts of Sudan, particularly Darfur to the west and Kordofan to the south. (crisisgroup.org)
  • Sudan agrees to a peace deal in the south, while it keeps violating the ceasefire in Darfur. (motherjones.com)
  • The government in Sudan has consistently ignored deadlines to end attacks against ethnic Africans in Darfur and violated the terms of the April ceasefire agreement. (motherjones.com)
  • As the visible warfare has slowed a bit in Darfur, Sudan fell off of the media map, but the decades of strife in the south between Arabs and Christians and animists continued to increase. (latimes.com)
  • Darfur has become a leading cause for some Hollywood stars, including Clooney, who traveled to Washington on Tuesday to meet with Obama, congressional leaders and foreign-policy experts on the Sudan situation before the referendum. (latimes.com)
  • Through the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Mission has supported a variety of programs in Darfur and the Two Areas that have helped disabled people gain access to opportunities and empowered them to contribute to their communities. (usembassy.gov)
  • As one of the world's largest and most innovative employers, we take special pride in our people. (dhl.com)
  • Thanks to you, and many generous supporters like you around the world, Water for South Sudan is transforming lives in the world's newest country. (globalgiving.org)
  • In South Sudan, the world's newest nation, youth constitute over 70 per cent of the population. (voxafrica.com)
  • We face big challenges to help the world's poorest people and ensure that everyone sees benefits from economic growth. (worldbank.org)
  • South Sudan became the world's newest nation and Africa's 55th country on July 9, 2011. (worldbank.org)
  • CAR is one of the world's least developed nations and has experienced several periods of political instability, as well as deadly attacks and violence by rebels that have forced nearly 1 million people from their homes in search of refuge. (cdc.gov)
  • The Lafofa people live in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan. (joshuaproject.net)
  • Unspeakable atrocity crimes marked the military and security effort , which continues to this day in the form of a relentless bombing of the African peoples of the Nuba Mountains, a tribal group known collectively as the Nuba. (newrepublic.com)
  • Ebola disease is the term for a group of deadly diseases in people caused by four ebolaviruses within the genus Ebolavirus . (cdc.gov)
  • Reston virus (species Reston ebolavirus) is known to cause illness in nonhuman primates and pigs, but not in people. (cdc.gov)
  • Bombali virus (species Bombali ebolavirus ) was recently identified in bats, but it is unknown if it causes illness in either animals or people. (cdc.gov)
  • Zaire ebolavirus and Sudan ebolavirus . (cdc.gov)
  • Once an ebolavirus has infected a person, the virus can spread to other people through contact with the body fluids of the infected person. (cdc.gov)
  • There are four known species within genus Ebolavirus that are known to cause disease in humans: Ebola virus (species Zaire ebolavirus ), Sudan virus (species Sudan ebolavirus ), Bundibugyo virus (species Bundibugyo ebolavirus ), and Taï Forest virus (species Taï Forest ebolavirus ). (cdc.gov)
  • In September 2022, Uganda reported a case of Ebola disease caused by the Sudan ebolavirus, the first in a decade. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Firas Raad, the World Bank representative in South Sudan, recently urged the government to strive for more stable macroeconomic conditions, robust public financial management, and effective governance reforms to improve conditions for its people. (arabnews.com)
  • This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR Representative in Chad, Laura Lo Castro and UNHCR Representative in South Sudan, Marie-Helene Verney - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. (unhcr.org)
  • GENEVA - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is scaling up to assist people seeking safety in countries neighbouring Sudan, where the fighting looks set to trigger further displacement both within and outside the country. (unhcr.org)
  • In Chad, UNHCR and its partners have deployed emergency teams along the eastern border with Sudan to respond to urgent needs for protection and humanitarian assistance. (unhcr.org)
  • In South Sudan, UNHCR teams, with partners, have been at border crossing points to monitor new arrivals and provide help. (unhcr.org)
  • To support local and national authorities, UNHCR is setting up reception centres at the border in South Sudan for emergency registration and identification of vulnerable arrivals and to distribute some basic relief items, like clean water. (unhcr.org)
  • In Maban, in the northeast of the country, the UN refugee agency UNHCR estimates that more than 200,000 people have been affected by flooding. (doctorswithoutborders.org)
  • They also benefit from resilience and infrastructure projects in South Sudan - a country at the forefront of the climate crisis and bearing the brunt of more frequent and intense weather-related shocks. (wfp.org)
  • This has left almost 8 million people facing crisis levels of hunger or worse - the highest number ever recorded. (wfp.org)
  • Indeed, the dyke rehabilitation is just one of many initiatives that WFP is rolling out to tackle the climate crisis, improve food security and develop rural economies in South Sudan. (wfp.org)
  • Across the country, our infrastructure and resilience projects are critical for keeping communities safe and connected as the climate crisis tightens its grip," says Mary-Ellen McGroarty, WFP Country Director in South Sudan. (wfp.org)
  • In Sudan itself, the health crisis has reached gravely serious levels as more than two-thirds of hospitals remain out of service amid increasing reports of attacks on health facilities. (who.int)
  • and Dr Magdalene Armah, WHO Regional Office for Africa Incident Manager for the Sudan crisis. (who.int)
  • South Sudan was already facing a dire humanitarian crisis, fuelled by the devasting effects of climate change, severe food insecurity and intercommunal violence. (unhcr.org)
  • The crisis in Sudan calls for the acceleration of solutions in South Sudan, building on the work already undertaken in the country to support displaced populations. (unhcr.org)
  • Through research and advocacy, Crisis Group aims to contribute to mitigating and resolving the conflicts in Sudan. (crisisgroup.org)
  • The commissioner of Duk county, Michael Malual Wuor, mobilized resources to hire tracks to transport the people who voluntarily registered themselves, said people came from different areas where they sought protection during the crisis. (sudantribune.com)
  • George Clooney on Tuesday did what only George Clooney can do -- use his status as a world-renowned celebrity to bring attention to the ongoing crisis in the African country of Sudan, located in a part of the world that most Americans simply ignore. (latimes.com)
  • The United Nations' humanitarian "Operation Lifeline Sudan" has launched an emergency push to assist up to 100,000 civilians displaced by recent fighting in the southern part of the country, a UN spokesman announced today. (un.org)
  • Mr. Oshima also expressed concern regarding the impact of the heavy fighting on civilians which has taken place around Torit in southeastern Sudan. (un.org)
  • UN News Centre) - Highlighting the "dreadful" situation of civilians in South Sudan, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights warned today that there are deeply worrying indications that fighting would intensify now that the dry season had begun, and urged all parties to practice restraint, engage in meaningful dialogue and work to restore calm. (watchlist.org)
  • Tens of thousands of people have fled remote areas in recent months to reach the Malakal United Nations Protection of Civilians (POC) site, seeking not just safety but humanitarian assistance. (unicef.ie)
  • Instability in Sudan, a strategic country that connects the Sahel, North Africa, the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea, will have ramifications well beyond its borders. (crisisgroup.org)
  • People from countries where a higher number of people have hepatitis B. These countries or areas include Japan, some Mediterranean countries, parts of Asia and the Middle East, West Africa and South Sudan. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa, bordered by Chad in the north, Sudan in the northeast, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south and Cameroon in the west. (cdc.gov)
  • The influx of more than 176 000 people into South Sudan has overstretched facilities in the northern Renk region, where an upsurge of acute watery diarrhoea among under-five-year-olds is driving up mortality. (who.int)
  • Abak and her family are among the displaced persons and lost everything. (wvi.org)
  • People can become infected through contact with blood or body fluids of a person infected with or who has died of Ebola. (cdc.gov)
  • You can catch hepatitis B infection through contact with the blood or body fluids (semen, vaginal fluids, and saliva) of a person who has the virus. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Marburg and Ebola infections are spread through handling live or dead infected animals or by contact with skin or body fluids of an infected person who has symptoms or who has died. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Once a person has been infected, the infection can then spread from person to person when people come in direct contact with the skin or body fluids (saliva, blood, vomit, urine, stool, sweat, breast milk, or semen) of an infected person. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The fighting also left 25 million people - more than half of the country's population - in need of humanitarian aid, Griffiths said. (wvnstv.com)
  • Sudan has been rocked by violence since mid-April, when tensions between the country's military, led by Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, commanded by Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, burst into open fighting. (wkrn.com)
  • The NCP arrogant and intended policies of scorched earth, and masive displacement has deprived the old Sudan from the inspired and attractive Unity leading to the split off and independence of Southern part of Sudan. (sudaneseonline.com)
  • According to the UN report, two million people in the country, at least 55 percent of whom are women and girls, are suffering from the impact of displacement and hunger as they left their homes and livelihoods. (wvi.org)
  • Across the border in Chad, which is receiving an average of 2500 people daily--accounting for most of the people forced to flee across borders from Sudan-WHO and partner organizations have identified and treated more than 1400 trauma cases. (who.int)
  • There is no agreement on the numbers, but most independent agencies put the death toll at around 300,000 people and 2.7 million people forced to flee their homes in the battle between Arab militias, backed by the central government, and black Christian and animist Africans. (latimes.com)
  • The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. (joshuaproject.net)
  • Flooded homes in South Sudan, which is also grappling with devastating drought in parts of the country. (wfp.org)
  • Chad alone is currently hosting more than a quarter of a million people and an equal number of people are projected to arrive in the country by the end of this year. (who.int)
  • Since WFP and UNICEF, with NGO partners, began deploying the joint teams known as Rapid Response Missions more than a year ago, the teams have reached more than 1.3 million people, including 220,000 children under the age of 5, in the most hard-to-reach areas of the country. (unicef.ie)
  • As South Sudan prepares to mark 10 years of its independence, it is essential for our people to understand that they must set aside differences and unite to help the country progress, officials said on Thursday. (turkishpress.com)
  • In South Sudan, the World Bank is supporting the Government's efforts to strengthen its institutions, support basic public service delivery, and promote resilience and livelihood opportunities across the country. (worldbank.org)
  • South Sudan is going through a political transition period after a civil war that wracked the country from 2013 until 2018, when a peace agreement was signed by President Salva Kiir and his rival turned Vice President Riek Machar. (whnt.com)
  • More than a million people have taken to the streets in cities and towns across Sudan to resist the military coup that took place on the morning of October 25. (greenleft.org.au)
  • According to the U.N. migration agency, more than 4.5 million people were displaced inside Sudan, while over 1.2 million others sought refuge in neighboring countries. (wvnstv.com)
  • Operation Lifeline Sudan - a consortium of the UN Children's Fund ( UNICEF ), the World Food Programme ( WFP ) as well as more than 35 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) - is targeting some 3 million people in need of humanitarian aid in southern Sudan. (un.org)
  • The number of internally displaced persons has nearly doubled since mid-April to reach at least 7.1 million people, according to the U.N. refugee agency. (wkrn.com)
  • During its 22 year long civil war in southern Sudan, roughly two million died and another four million were displaced. (sudanreeves.org)
  • With the launch of the new vaccine in Sudan, Sudan has joined a larger African initiative (meningitis belt) that has already conducted campaigns in 6 countries comprising of Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria, Mali and Niger) and has vaccinated more than 55 million people aged 1-29 years, the same target group as for Sudan. (who.int)
  • Since fighting broke out in December 2013, more than two million people have been uprooted from their homes, and 4.6 million people face severe food insecurity. (unicef.ie)
  • Each year, WFP assists some 80 million people in around 80 countries. (unicef.ie)
  • They are among some one million people who have arrived in neighbouring countries seeking safety. (unhcr.org)
  • It is estimated that 3-13 million people have loiasis. (medscape.com)
  • [ 1 ] It is estimated that more than 10 million people have loiasis, with over 14 million people at risk for infection. (medscape.com)
  • [ 4 ] An estimated 14.4 million people live in these regions of high prevalence. (medscape.com)
  • In 1986, more than 3.5 million people in 20 countries were infected with guinea worm. (medscape.com)
  • Hopefully, there will be people who will pray fervently and faithfully for the Lafofas of Sudan who lack a gospel witness. (joshuaproject.net)
  • Pray for a spiritual hunger among the Lafofa people that will lead them to look to Jesus Christ for answers. (joshuaproject.net)
  • This was the tenth UAE evacuation flight from Sudan, which has experienced violent clashes since mid-April. (emirates247.com)
  • Clementine Nkweta-Salami, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator in Sudan, expressed concerns Sunday about the clashes in al-Fasher. (wkrn.com)
  • We had hoped 2021 would offer the opportunity to partner with a democratizing Sudan, but the military's seizure of power in October and violence against peaceful protesters have cast doubt on that future," Blinken said in the statement. (cnn.com)
  • With scarce, overstretched and at times inexistent health facilities in the locations hosting the people fleeing the armed violence in Sudan, WHO and partners are supporting national health authorities to enhance provision of basic health services. (who.int)
  • Sporadic violence and civil unrest in Sudan and Mali poses the greatest threat to the final eradication of dracunculiasis. (medscape.com)
  • Family and friends caring for people with Ebola and health care workers who do not use correct infection control precautions are at higher risk (1). (cdc.gov)
  • This test is not intended to be used for general Ebola infection screening or testing of asymptomatic people or those without risk factors and compatible symptoms of Ebola. (cdc.gov)
  • The first step in the infection is when a person drinks water contaminated with copepods, or water fleas, which contain the larvae of Dracunculus medinensis . (medscape.com)
  • The infection is transmitted to people by way of contaminated drinking water containing copepods, which are small aquatic zooplankton that have ingested Guinea worm larvae. (cdc.gov)
  • One person had worked with animals infected with live virus, but it is uncertain how the other person acquired the infection (4,5). (cdc.gov)
  • A few health care workers who helped treat the infected people in Europe and North America also acquired the infection. (msdmanuals.com)
  • People eat frogs and we surmise that is how most people in Chad are becoming infected. (cdc.gov)
  • While we have also received reports of people starting to arrive in Egypt, exact numbers are not available at this point. (unhcr.org)
  • Approximately 75 attendees attended the conference, primarily from Egypt but also from other regional countries including Kuwait and Sudan. (cdc.gov)
  • The Negotiations commenced the 13th of February between the invited SPLM N and the Government of Sudan represented prevalently of not exclusively by the governing party "National" Congress Party (NCP) under the mediation of the AUHIP. (sudaneseonline.com)
  • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the GAVI Alliance, along with the World Health Organization, UNICEF and health partners are supporting the Government of Sudan in this vaccination campaign. (who.int)
  • We are working hard to step up our response, delivering critical medical and other emergency health supplies," said Dr Nima Saeed Abid, WHO Representative in Sudan. (who.int)
  • The launch of the campaign was highlighted by a march along Nile Avenue participated by hundreds of young and old people from different schools and organizations, and was led by the Federal Minister of Health, WHO Representative in Sudan, acting Minister of Sports and Youth as well as Technical Officers from the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Sports and Youth, and agencies supporting the campaign. (who.int)
  • South Sudan is no stranger to hardship and adversity, having had its fair share of conflicts since gaining independence in 2011. (arabnews.com)
  • Sudan had been ruled by an uneasy alliance between the military and civilian groups since 2019. (cnn.com)
  • LA's singer/violinist/producer Sudan Archives throws down dare-to-differ blends of Afro-American and even Cajun/Irish music on her follow-up to a 2019 debut LP, consistently surprising and brilliantly loose yet direct in a way that recalls everyone from Viola Klein to err, Klein, Kelela, Erykah Badu or Kelman Duran via Francis Bebey. (boomkat.com)
  • In October 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowed marketing of the OraQuick® Ebola Rapid Antigen Test, a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) for detecting Ebola virus in both symptomatic patients and recently deceased people. (cdc.gov)
  • The second outbreak occurred in what is now South Sudan, approximately 500 miles (850 km) away. (cdc.gov)
  • Only those going to the outbreak area or who otherwise have contact with an Ebola-infected person (living or deceased) are at risk. (cdc.gov)
  • Two persons working in a U.S. laboratory with material from the original outbreak subsequently became infected, one fatally. (cdc.gov)
  • Because the original animal source of these viruses has not yet been identified precisely, doctors are not sure how the virus infects the first person in an outbreak. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Deriding the army chief Burhan of being "disconnected from reality", the SPA said that by making this attempt to seize power, "Burhan has written his own end" and will face the "wrath of the people. (greenleft.org.au)
  • Sudan has been engulfed in chaos since mid-April, when simmering tensions between military chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan and the commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, exploded into open warfare. (wvnstv.com)
  • The new wells we drilled means that tens of thousands of people have a source of clean water nearby. (globalgiving.org)
  • There is a variety of ways in which people can support WFP's mission to eliminate hunger, from making a donation to bringing your expertise to our work on the frontlines. (wfp.org)
  • Our children are almost starving, old age, blind and crippled people are about to die of hunger in the houses here in Bor. (sudantribune.com)
  • The war has killed more than 4,000 people, according to August figures from the United Nations. (wkrn.com)
  • Distributed by APO Group on behalf of United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). (voxafrica.com)
  • South Sudan still lacks an umpire to review and curtail the repression of human rights, and to resolve disputes that may arise through electoral processes," commission member Carlos Castresana Fernández said. (whnt.com)
  • The town must be gun free and movement of the people from one payam to another should be safeguarded by the government, so that nobody falls prey to ambushes," stated Mr. Ret. (voxafrica.com)
  • Ayuen Abot, one of the chief from Ageer Payam said his people had suffered a lot in IDP camps, saying they had decided to return homes to cultivate. (sudantribune.com)
  • Thank you for your continued support of our work in South Sudan. (globalgiving.org)
  • Hyderabad, April 27 (INN): The Telangana Government is making necessary efforts to bring back its citizens who are stuck in Sudan and to support Operation Kaveri, which is being carried out by the central government. (telugupeople.com)
  • Dr Banerjee reiterated WHO's commitment to support the Sudan in its continuous fight against diseases and disability. (who.int)
  • People are going to need support to rebuild their lives. (unhcr.org)
  • He urged the people of South Sudan to support the transitional unity government as it "works for their welfare and wants to improve their lives. (turkishpress.com)
  • A lot of the people had no food items to start their living in their new places, support was needed from humanitarian agencies for both food and none food assistance. (sudantribune.com)
  • More information and support for people with HBV condition and their families can be found by joining a support group . (medlineplus.gov)
  • We thank them for continuing to keep their borders open to those fleeing Sudan - whether to seek international protection or to return to their countries of origin. (unhcr.org)
  • We work in 123 countries and territories, combining emergency assistance with long-term development while adapting our activities to the context and challenges of each location and its people. (wfp.org)
  • An evacuation plane from Sudan arrived in the United Arab Emirates, carrying approximately 180 people from several countries. (emirates247.com)
  • Moreover, the UAE has hosted nationals from approximately 26 different countries who were brought to the UAE on evacuation flights, which have carried 997 people since 29th April. (emirates247.com)
  • Griffiths said the fighting reportedly killed up to 9,000 and forced millions of people out of their homes, either to safer areas inside Sudan or in neighboring countries. (wvnstv.com)
  • WHO estimates that the vaccine is expected to reduce cases of meningitis A between 80% and 85%, and this is valid for Sudan as well, and will save nearly 150 000 young lives in the Meningitis belt countries by 2015. (who.int)
  • South Sudan still imports food from neighboring countries even though we have ample agricultural land. (turkishpress.com)
  • WFP and UNICEF have deployed a mobile emergency relief team to assist more than 27,000 people in Wau Shilluk, on the west bank of the Nile River, across from the state capital of Malakal. (unicef.ie)
  • With little or no services available, children are going without nourishing food and healthcare in these villages," said Jonathan Veitch, UNICEF Representative in South Sudan. (unicef.ie)
  • His work is here organized chronologically, and includes all electronic and other publications since the signing of the historic Machakos Protocol (July 2002), which guaranteed South Sudan the right to a self- determination referendum. (sudanreeves.org)
  • MSF treats close to 300,000 patients with malaria per year in South Sudan, and it is the most common cause of death for children under five. (doctorswithoutborders.org)
  • More than 55 others were wounded in the attack in Khartoum's May neighborhood, where paramilitary forces battling the military were heavily deployed, the Sudan Doctors' Union said in a statement. (wkrn.com)
  • Unprecedented floods have swallowed large swathes of South Sudan, while other parts are grappling with devastating drought. (wfp.org)
  • Additionally, MSF is concerned about the potential for an increase in snakebites, as snakes move in the direction of drier land where people displaced by floods will congregate. (doctorswithoutborders.org)
  • We know that with rising and contaminated water sources comes the risk of outbreaks of deadly waterborne diseases like cholera and hepatitis A. We can also expect a rapid increase in acute watery diarrhea, malaria and respiratory tract infections-three of the biggest killers in South Sudan. (doctorswithoutborders.org)
  • There are occasional Ebola disease outbreaks in people, occurring primarily on the African continent. (cdc.gov)
  • Initially, public health officials assumed these outbreaks were a single event associated with an infected person who traveled between the two locations. (cdc.gov)
  • Although a number of other febrile viral infections may produce hemorrhage, only the agents of Lassa, Marburg, Ebola, and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fevers are known to have caused significant outbreaks of disease with person-to-person transmission. (cdc.gov)
  • Ebola outbreaks involved thousands of people, and about 59% of infected people died. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The SPLM N negotiating team kept its nerves solid and patiently tried to continue the negotiation to reach a comprehensive humanitarian cessation of hostilities in order to allow the admission of humanitarian rescue to the affected populations in all parts of Sudan and abroad, and at the same time affirming its position to find holistic solution to the problems of all Sudan without exclusion of any party or stakeholder. (sudaneseonline.com)
  • Vulnerable people with no access to life-saving aid. (wvnstv.com)
  • While Sudan is unafraid to be vulnerable, tender and open about her insecurities, the record is also about finding pleasure - after all, this is the artist who played violin upside-down on a pole in a music video. (boomkat.com)