[Khutbah] Sudan: A Forgotten Crisis That Demands Our Attention

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Roundup: Chinese envoy criticizes U.S. handling of resolution on South Sudan sanctions

UNITED NATIONS, May 30 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese envoy on Friday expressed dissatisfaction with the U.S. role in the adoption of a Security Council resolution on South Sudan sanctions. During consultations on the draft resolution, the African members of the …

Obstetric Fistula: The silent epidemic haunting women in South Sudan

By Kei Emmanuel Duku   In the heart of South Sudan, the cries of women suffering from obstetric fistula echo through communities, their voices often drowned out by the silence of stigma and neglect. This devastating childbirth injury, caused by prolonged …

South Sudan flood threat returns

In Bentiu, survival requires vigilance and vigorous efforts to maintain and strengthen the vast network of dikes that protect hundreds of thousands of people living on a tiny sliver of land surrounded by 4,500 square kilometres of floodwater. The …

‘Lost Boy of Sudan’ to speak in Hollister

Lea este artículo en español aquí. A survivor of the Sudanese civil war, refugee and author Daniel Ukang will visit Hollister on May 31 to discuss his experiences chronicled in his book, “Hinterlands of Hope.” Hosted by Hill’s Bookstore as part of its …

RSF attacks kill 26 civilians in Sudan’s Kordofan region, government says

Daijiworld Media Network - Khartoum Khartoum, May 31: At least 26 civilians were killed in recent attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan’s conflict-ravaged Kordofan region, the Sudanese government reported Friday. According to a …

Divided UN extends arms embargo on South Sudan as fears of renewed civil war grow

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A divided U.N. Security Council voted Friday to extend an arms embargo on South Sudan, where escalating political tensions have led the U.N. to warn that the country could again plunge into civil war. A U.S.-sponsored resolution to …

UN Security Council extends South Sudan arms embargo

The UN Security Council on Friday extended by one year the arms embargo and individual sanctions imposed on South Sudan, where recent violent clashes have raised the specter of a new civil war. The world’s newest state — which only gained independence from …

Chinese envoy criticizes U.S. handling of resolution on South Sudan sanctions

UNITED NATIONS, May 30 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese envoy on Friday expressed dissatisfaction with the U.S. role in the adoption of a Security Council resolution on South Sudan sanctions. During consultations on the draft resolution, the African members of the …

Divided UN extends arms embargo on South Sudan as fears of renewed civil war grow