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Nairobi, 12 November 2024 – Eighteen months of war have deeply affected urban households in Sudan: 31 percent have been displaced, full-time employment has plummeted by half, over 70 percent of the urban households in Sudan had all or some of school-aged kids stop attending school, and only one out of seven urban households can access full ...

Dec 31, 2020 · The United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in Sudan is comprised of 28 Agencies, Funds and Programmes, Missions and Offices. The UN family in Sudan works closely with national and international partners to promote sustainable development, peace and human rights, and to deliver humanitarian aid.

Jan 21, 2025 · In Sudan as a whole, some 26 million people are food insecure. In rural areas, this includes 97% of the communities hosting IDPs. In urban areas, research published by UNDP in November has documented the scale of damage from the war, noting drastic falls in employment, income and access to healthcare.These are huge numbers. But interventions ...

(Port Sudan, 26 January 2025) I am appalled by an attack on the Saudi Teaching Maternal Hospital in Al Fasher, North Darfur State, in Sudan on 24 January, which reportedly claimed the lives of at least 70 patients receiving critical care and their relatives, and wounded dozens.

Oct 28, 2024 · The direct or indirect flow of weapons and ammunitions into Sudan, which continue to fuel this conflict, must cease immediately. Diverse Sudanese voices, human rights organizations and others have called for stepped up measures — including some form of impartial force — to protect civilians.

Nov 25, 2024 · The report concluded that sexual violence is being used as a weapon in Sudan, with the objectives of humiliation for ethnic or ideological reasons, forced eviction and displacement, and creating chaos and a sense of insecurity.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed on 1 May 2023 Ms. Clementine Nkweta-Salami of Cameroon as his Deputy Special Representative for Sudan with the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), and United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan.

Jan 24, 2025 · The Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Sudan, Mr. Ramtane Lamamra, continues to engage the parties and all relevant stakeholders to de-escalate the conflict and promote a Sudanese-led inclusive dialogue that will bring a sustained end to the war.

The UN and its partners in Sudan are working towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): 17 interconnected and ambitious Goals which address the major development challenges faced by people in Sudan and around the world.