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The ongoing internal conflict in #Sudan has been causing immense suffering for the local communities, displacing millions of people from their homes. A staggering 25 million individuals are in urgent need of humanitarian aid, with 18 million facing severe food insecurity. Shockingly, five million are at critical levels of hunger, and over 3.5 million young children under the age of five are suffering from acute malnutrition, which amounts to every seventh child in Sudan, as reported by UN agencies. The violence shows no signs of abating, as the Sudan Armed Forces(#SAF) and Rapid Support Forces(#RSF) have been engaging in intense artillery exchanges in Babanusa, West Kordofan, for nine consecutive days, causing further devastation to an already depleted city. It is crucial that we unite our voices in solidarity and never forget the plight of the Sudanese people. We must continue to advocate for an end to the conflict, and strive for peace and justice for all those affected. Learn more here: https://buff.ly/46zJKMr #AfricaDay #AfricaLiberationDay #ALW #OneAfrica #letourpeoplemove #AfricaWeWant #Rise4OurLives #africa4allafricans #borderlessafrica #Africa4Africans #OneAfricanPeople #IamSudanRevolution #StopSudanWar #IamtheSudanRevolution #SudanSolidarity #IstandwithSudan 

Nearly two years since the Pretoria ceasefire in November 2022, Tigray continues to grapple with the lasting devastation of genocidal war. While major fighting has halted, Eritrean troops and Amhara militias still occupy key areas, making the full implementation of peace uncertain. Humanitarian aid has resumed after a devastating nine-month suspension, but much of Tigray’s population still faces extreme hardship. Despite recent rains, many farmers struggle to recover from years of drought, looting, and the destruction of their livelihoods by genocidal forces. The Ethiopian government also politicized calls for help due to famine from the Regional Administration. Displaced families, including from western Tigray, continue to live in camps with little hope of returning home. The continued illegal and forceful occupations could threaten the fragile peace. Tigray's leadership faces internal divisions and mounting frustration from the youth, who see little progress in rebuilding their shattered region and livelihoods. As the humanitarian crisis endures and political conflicts remain unsettled, the region stands at a critical crossroads. The ceasefire may have ended the bloodshed, but the road to lasting peace and recovery for Tigray is far from clear. #Tigray #PeaceAndJustice #HumanitarianCrisis

A perfect storm of the army and Rapid Support Forces blocking humanitarian aid, extreme violence, depleted harvests, soaring prices, and a near criminal lack of international attention has brought Sudan to the brink of an unfathomable humanitarian catastrophe. "A tipping point at which large-scale hunger transitions into large-scale death has likely already been reached in parts of the country in May." Read more and get involved: https://lnkd.in/etJMKRBf

"One year on, the conflict has created what the U.N. high commissioner for refugees has called, quote, “one of the worst displacement and humanitarian crises in the world, and one of the most neglected and ignored.” More than 8.6 million people have been driven from their homes, creating the world’s largest displacement crisis. A new report by the International Organization for Migration has found 20,000 people are forced to flee their homes in Sudan every day, half of them children. The crisis has been compounded by food insecurity, with the World Food Programme recently warning Sudan is facing the world’s largest hunger crisis. The number of Sudanese facing emergency levels of hunger — one stage before famine — has more than tripled in a year to almost 5 million, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a U.N.-backed index. Save the Children has warned that 230,000 children, pregnant women and newborn mothers could die of malnutrition in the coming months." https://lnkd.in/g93c4pZ4

"One year on, the conflict has created what the U.N. high commissioner for refugees has called, quote, “one of the worst displacement and humanitarian crises in the world, and one of the most neglected and ignored.” More than 8.6 million people have been driven from their homes, creating the world’s largest displacement crisis. A new report by the International Organization for Migration has found 20,000 people are forced to flee their homes in Sudan every day, half of them children. The crisis has been compounded by food insecurity, with the World Food Programme recently warning Sudan is facing the world’s largest hunger crisis. The number of Sudanese facing emergency levels of hunger — one stage before famine — has more than tripled in a year to almost 5 million, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a U.N.-backed index. Save the Children has warned that 230,000 children, pregnant women and newborn mothers could die of malnutrition in the coming months." https://lnkd.in/g93c4pZ4

Right now, this is the largest displacement crisis on the planet. One of the worst seen in decades. A brutal civil war has forced more than 11 million people to flee their homes. Men, women and children are suffering massacres and violent injuries. And, according to the World Food Programme, over 25 million are now facing acute hunger. Healthcare is under direct attack In June 2024, the World Health Organization estimated that, at best, only 30 percent of healthcare facilities are still functioning in Sudan. Humanitarian aid is being deliberately blocked From blockades that prevent emergency supplies crossing frontlines to the denial of travel permits for humanitarian workers, the consequences are clear and dangerous. Medical supplies are running out There is a catastrophic food crisis The conflict has disrupted food supply across Sudan and people have been cut off from their jobs, meaning millions now face a new crisis: hunger. In March and April, MSF found that almost a third of children here were suffering from malnutrition, as well as a third of pregnant and breastfeeding women. For both groups, this is double the ‘threshold’ rate considered an emergency. In response, we established a field hospital to provide urgent care. The crisis has spread The crisis is not confined to Sudan. Millions of people have made the desperate decision to seek safety in neighbouring countries and become refugees. Civilians are being targeted The accounts paint a picture of violence, looting, the burning of homes, sexual violence and massacres, rooted in political and economic rivalries along ethnic lines. Almost 20 years after the war in Darfur and a campaign of ethnic cleansing, there are now dangerous echoes in this new crisis. MSF has shared our evidence at the highest levels and will continue to raise the alarm about the situation in front of us. Sudan has been abandoned In the middle of devastating violence and suffering, millions of people have been abandoned. Including by the UN. Read more and share here: https://lnkd.in/dgWCnTFA #Sudan #SudanCrisis #SudanWar

The following combination means more misery for millions of Afghans. 1- The red cross, world food programme and other agencies have drastically slashed programmes in Afghanistan. 2- Human Rights watch says aid reductions are causing a catastrophic health crisis. 3- The Taliban govt says if donors think aid can be used as a pressure tool then the Islamic Emirate has its own values which it will safeguard at any cost – regardless how big a sacrifice is needed.

"One year on, the conflict has created what the U.N. high commissioner for refugees has called, quote, “one of the worst displacement and humanitarian crises in the world, and one of the most neglected and ignored.” More than 8.6 million people have been driven from their homes, creating the world’s largest displacement crisis. A new report by the International Organization for Migration has found 20,000 people are forced to flee their homes in Sudan every day, half of them children. The crisis has been compounded by food insecurity, with the World Food Programme recently warning Sudan is facing the world’s largest hunger crisis. The number of Sudanese facing emergency levels of hunger — one stage before famine — has more than tripled in a year to almost 5 million, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a U.N.-backed index. Save the Children has warned that 230,000 children, pregnant women and newborn mothers could die of malnutrition in the coming months." https://lnkd.in/g93c4pZ4

Whoever is/are behind this ongoing proxy war in Sudan is/are clearly working to achieve a set of long-term strategic goals in order to control Sudan and its various resources; 1/ Destruction of the (moral) infrastructure linked to historical social identity, the idea of the state, and national memory for example museums, libraries, and cultural institutions or centres. 2/ Destroying service institutions, industrial infrastructure, and productive projects and replacing them with investment companies in the private sector and financiers from these countries or their allies in order to control these projects. 3/ Reducing the numbers of Sudanese people, especially youth groups, through direct or indirect death as a result of this war, displacement, killing the largest possible percentage of children through diseases and malnutrition until the population and productive groups reach the lowest possible extent overall, and distorting the social fabric by increasing the numbers of new arrivals who accompany those foreign mercenaries. 4/ The distribution of conflict between tribalism and political differences will increase the period of instability and the chances of any sustainable development of any Sudanese state project. 5/ Forcing the majority of survivors from productive rural communities and cities to either flee the country for as long as possible, or live in social systems that are easy to control, such as displacement and refugees camps, and to rely primarily on humanitarian aid programs for services. 6/ Working to dismantle the national army as an institution and replace it with supported ethnic-based militias and support them with political discourse in areas rich in natural resources, especially minerals and livestock. 7/ Liquefying the state institution and its grip on productive agricultural areas and restricting its work by a set of complex political agreements, sanctions, and international laws supported by the same allies.   8/ Creating a generation of young people involved in politics, civil work, and new institutions related to governance and committed to implementing the wishes and directives of the holding countries and protecting the interests of regional countries, especially the countries funding these projects and the logistics behind the military support for RSF.