World News in Brief: Global investment plunges, hurricane season in Haiti, rising cholera and hunger in South Sudan
Their latest data shows that the outlook for international investment this year “is negative”, a sharp course correction…
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World News in Brief: Rights abuses in Haiti, Sudan war sees exodus to Chad, food trade optimism
Between 1 January and 30 May, at least 2,680 people – including 54 children – were killed, 957…
World News in Brief: ‘Indifference and impunity’ in Sudan, ICC judges speak out against sanctions, respiratory diseases overlooked in Europe
Tom Fletcher noted that over 30 million people require humanitarian assistance. Moreover, with famine declared in multiple places…
Famine stalks two counties in South Sudan as fragile peace is threatened
The warning comes amidst increased violence and a worsening food security condition which has 11 out of 13…
Sudan emergency: We need more help to prevent famine, says WFP
“Over the past six months, WFP scaled up assistance and we are now reaching nearly one million Sudanese…
World News in Brief: Women’s health in Sudan, childhood wasting, Belarus trade unions, Guatemala child rights violation
As hostilities rage in Sudan, access constraints and devastating funding cuts are isolating rape survivors and pregnant women…
Five humanitarians killed in ‘horrendous’ attack on aid convoy in Sudan
The World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) condemned the attack on the joint…
As displacement surges in South Sudan, regional humanitarian crisis deepens
Violence between armed groups in Upper Nile state and other flashpoints has crippled essential services, triggered food insecurity…
Sudan: Rise in people fleeing to Chad as violence surges
Overall, some 1.2 million Sudanese have found shelter in eastern Chad, mostly after fleeing intensifying violence in their…
World News in Brief: Guterres condemns antisemitic attacks, ILO to debate pros and cons of working online, Sudan, Ukraine updates
A man was arrested in Boulder after reportedly using a flamethrower and Molotov cocktails to set people on…
Sudan war exacerbates risk of cholera and malaria: UNICEF
In a report released Wednesday, UNICEF highlighted the growing threat of cholera in the war-torn country, with more…
Sudan conflict triggers regional health crisis, warns WHO
“The ongoing conflict and displacement, in addition to fragile health infrastructure and limited access to affected populations, pose…
World News in Brief: UK cedes sovereignty over Chagos Islands, suffering in Sudan deepens, UN releases new emergency relief funds
Before granting Mauritius independence in 1968, Britain unlawfully separated the Chagos archipelago to create the British Indian Ocean…
Drone strikes on civilian infrastructure in Port Sudan must end: UN expert
“These ongoing attacks on critical infrastructure are putting lives at risk, worsening the humanitarian crisis, and violating basic…
World News in Brief: Russia-Ukraine talks, Sudan exodus worsens, Colombia displacement rises
Delegations met in Istanbul for the first direct negotiations in three years, including on a potential ceasefire and…
World News in Brief: Sudan refugees, aid for Syrian returnees, MERS alert in Saudi Arabia, Venezuela urged to end secret detentions
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, reported on Wednesday that most of the new arrivals are women and children.…
World News in Brief: Sudan aid update, child migrant deaths at sea, nursing shortages, invasive pest scourge
Port Sudan – the main entry point for humanitarian supplies and personnel into the country – came under…
World News in Brief: ‘Massive’ needs in Sudan, DR Congo aid shortfall, support for Congolese refugees and Angola cholera relief
The UN estimates that in the past few weeks, over 330,000 people have fled into Tawila after the…
UN Security Council extends South Sudan mission amid rising instability
Introduced by the United States and supported by 11 other Council members, the resolution extended the mandate of…
World News in Brief: South Sudan urged to avoid slide to war, Türk calls on EU not to weaken landmark law, Ukraine and Mali updates
The Quartet is calling on the country’s leaders to end hostilities and return to dialogue to fully implement…