By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
Barham Salih, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, calls for a political solution to end the war in Sudan. He also warns about the consequences of funding cuts for displaced people, according to his interview with France 24.
The International Organization for Migration says it distributed more than 40,000 tonnes of aid this year before running out of stocks in Sudan. Humanitarian agencies estimate that 15.4 million people need shelter and essential items, according to the IOM and the UN Refugee Agency.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Source: Sowetan ·
The United Nations warns that emergency stocks for millions of Sudanese displaced by the war risk running out for lack of funding, as families try to return to their destroyed homes. Humanitarian aid could collapse and leave families homeless, according to the UN.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Source: ONU Info ·
About 15.4 million people need emergency shelter and essential items in Sudan, as a lack of funding threatens humanitarian stocks. Only 936,000 people have received assistance, according to the UN, while 8.6 million people remain displaced inside the country and more than 4.6 million have fled abroad.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Source: ANG ·
UNICEF says drones and drought are threatening Sudan, with unprecedented attacks on the country’s infrastructure. According to the UN agency, some drones travel up to 1,500 kilometres before striking their target.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Source: UN News ·
Sudanese army retakes Sarif Anqosh in West KordofanThe Sudanese army and allied joint force have taken control of Sarif Anqosh, about 20 kilometres west of Al-Khoy in West Kordofan. The advance brings army forces closer to Al-Khoy and increases pressure on Rapid Support Forces positions in Al-Nuhud, according to Sudan Tribune.
South Sudan opens voter registration 39 days before electionsSouth Sudan’s electoral commission will open voter registration on Saturday 14 November, 39 days before the 22 December general elections. The exercise, scheduled until 28 November at 3,161 centres, involves 22,127 recruited and trained officials, according to its chair Gabriel Bol Deng.The week in Africa
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