Archive for April 22nd, 2024

22/04/2024

Sexual Violence and Severe Hunger Surge as Sudan War Passes One Year

Human Wrongs Watch

Sudan, 12 April 2024 (UNFPA)* –  “I can’t forget that moment. I can’t forget his smell. I can’t forget their faces. This moment will haunt me until I die.”

Two women stand in a dark street.
After a year of war and insecurity, a staggering 6.7 million people in Sudan need protection and response services for gender-based violence. © UNFPA Sudan/Sufian Abdul-Mouty

Fawzya*, 26, was travelling towards the border with Chad to escape the violence that had engulfed her hometown in Sudan, when fighting broke out just in front of her.

22/04/2024

War in Sudan Is ‘A Crisis of Epic Proportions’ As Atrocities Abound

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — The year-long ongoing war in Sudan is “a crisis of epic proportions”, and the world must rethink the way it supports the Sudanese people amid rampant atrocities against civilians and no end in sight, top UN and African Union officials warned the Security Council on Friday [].

People in West Darfur collect emergency food rations.
© WFP/World Relief | People in West Darfur collect emergency food rations.

The Sudanese people have endured “unbearable suffering” since the conflict started just over a year ago when an outbreak of fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) “brutally interrupted the political transition”, Rosemary DiCarlo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, said.

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22/04/2024

Europe Climate Change Shocks Cause 94% Spike in Heat-Related Deaths: World Meteorological Organization

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — Climate change shocks caused record levels of disruption and misery for millions in Europe in 2023 with widespread flooding and severe heatwaves – a new normal which countries must adapt to as a priority, the UN weather agency said on Monday []

Strong winds and high temperatures caused wildfires to spread across Athens in Greece. (file)
© Unsplash/Anasmeister | Strong winds and high temperatures caused wildfires to spread across Athens in Greece. (file)