News Monitor

Twenty-three international groups operating in eastern Chad warn that the majority of those refugees and returnees do not have access to the protection and education assistance they direly need.

Attacks on power plants, water stations and dams in Northern State, River Nile, Sennar, White Nile and Gedaref have caused extensive damage and endangered teams operating and maintaining facilities.

For the first time in more than a year, food aid has arrived in a conflict-hit city, Wad Madani. It offers hope but progress is fragile in stopping hunger's spread in isolated and conflict-torn areas.

Many children have been forcibly recruited by armed groups, stripped of their childhood, and girls face heightened risks of sexual violence, with disturbing reports of abduction and abuse.

Since early December, more than 120,000 people have fled the ongoing violence in Blue Nile, White Nile and Sennar states in Sudan, to South Sudan. Dozens of wounded required urgent medical care.

The systems providing essential social services are on the brink of a collapse, said UNICEF. We can invest in rebuilding them and provide lifesaving health and nutrition services amid the conflict.

These attacks have continued in recent months, despite extensive engagements with all stakeholders. MSF has now taken the very difficult decision to suspend all medical activities in the hospital.

Between July and September 2024, the UN documented 206 incidents affecting 792 civilians, of which 299 were killed, 310 injured, 151 abducted and 32 subjected to conflict-related sexual violence.

Approximately 11,532,822 IDPs were registered by December, spurred by 389 incidents that triggered sudden displacement, including attacks and natural hazards.

Overcrowded displacement sites, insufficient access to safe water and sanitation facilities, compounded by the effects of heavy rains and flooding, remain the primary drivers of the outbreak.

Research found around 103 million school-aged children living in 34 of the countries classified by the World Bank as conflict-affected or fragile missed out on education in 2024.

“The community’s cooperation and determination were essential to achieving this,” says Marwan Taher, MSF’s project coordinator in Rokero. Malnutrition and other health issues must be addressed.

UNHCR has scaled up its response to address the rapidly growing needs of those newly arrived. Some 60,000 refugees have received critical relief items including mattresses, blankets and personal hygiene kits.