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16 Jan 2025
Reliefweb publishes latest Situation Overview on cholera in Sudan
The latest Situation Overview produced by Relief web on the cholera situation in Sudan was published on January 2nd of this year, showing recurrent outbreaks in Sudan as far back as 2017. In that year, disrupted health services and poor sanitation led to approximately 700 deaths and 22,000 infections in two months...
3 Dec 2024
Researchers at IHE Delft examine potential impact of conflict on the Jebel Aulia Dam in Sudan
From May to September of this year, researchers at the Institute for Water Education (IHE Delft), funded by the Water and Development Partnership Programme, carried out research on the Jebel Aulia Dam (JAD), situated near Sudan’s capital Khartoum. In the recently published report, researchers draw the attention to the threat of collapse of the dam, also examining the potential impact of the ongoing conflict on the operation of the dam and drawing attention to the potential flood risks of the current situation...
31 Oct 2024
New Outbreak of Cholera in Sudan’s Central and Eastern States
An outbreak of cholera was officially declared on 12 August 2024 by Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health, after a new wave of cholera cases was reported beginning on 22 July 2024. Between 22 July and 8 October, 21,288 cases, including 626 deaths, were reported across eight states in Sudan. Cholera is especially spreading fast in eastern Sudan, that has recently been affected by heavy rainfalls and floods, and is sheltering millions of people displaced by the conflict between the Sudanese military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)...
6 Jun 2024
South Sudan Signs Global Compact on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
On the 3rd of June, The President of South Sudan, H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, signed the country’s Heads of State Initiative Compact on Water and Sanitation to ensure universal access to water and sanitation in the country. According to UNICEF. the signing of the Compact on Water and Sanitation marks a significant step forward in improving the water and sanitation situation in South Sudan which faces many climate-related, social and economic challenges...
3 May 2024
International Humanitarian Conference for Sudan and its neighbours in Paris
One year after the commencement of the conflict in Sudan, France, Germany and the European Union organised an international humanitarian conference for Sudan and neighbouring countries. This conference brought together ministers and representatives of 58 States as well as donor agencies, United Nations agencies, regional organisations and humanitarian organisations...
10 Oct 2023
Second round of talks between Egypt Ethiopia and Sudan on Grand Renaissance Dam inconclusive
On the 23rd of September Ethiopia announced that it had commenced a second round of trilateral negotiations between Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which has been a source of conflict between the countries. However, this second round of negotiations ended on the 25th of September without any conclusive results...
7 Sep 2023
Sudan Update: The Water Diplomat Speaks to Action Against Hunger
Tobias Schmitz: From your perspective, what is the current status of the conflict and which areas are currently affected: has this changed geographically since mid-May? Paloma Martin: The fighting that began with the outbreak of conflict on 15 April between the Sudanese armed forces and the Sudanese security forces has resulted in frequent air attacks and shelling of military and civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, in the capital Khartoum and other parts of the country...
7 Sep 2023
Malawi and South Sudan Announce Presidential Compacts on Water and Sanitation
On the 21st of August, at Stockholm Water Week, the governments of Malawi and South Sudan announced the launch of Presidential Compacts on Water and Sanitation. This builds on an initiative in 2022 by the Government of the Netherlands, together with IRC WASH, SWA and UNICEF, to directly engage heads of state in the drive to prioritise action on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)...
3 Jul 2023
Conflict, water shortages and humanitarian responses in Sudan
Fighting between rival factions of Sudan’s military that erupted in mid-April has led to a worsening humanitarian situation in the country which includes increasing shortages of water and food. Fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces in various cities on the 15th of April...
12 Jan 2023
Floods in Sudan destroy infrastructure and lead to internal displacements
AT least 24,860 homes have been destroyed and 48,250 homes damaged by floods in 16 of the 18 states of Sudan this year, according to the Sudan Situation Report by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released on Dec,2022. According to the Government’s Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC), humanitarian organisations on the ground, and local authorities, the number of people affected by seasonal rains and flash floods across Sudan has remained constant at 349,000 since 26 September,this year...
26 Apr 2022 KHARTOUM, Sudan
Conflicts Amid Drinking Water Crisis In Sudan
Convoy of water tankers sent to Red Sea State in attempt to ease tensions over lack of available drinking water.
11 Feb 2022 CAIRO, Egypt
GERD Negotiations: Egypt Sends Out Feeler
Ahead of African Union summit, Egypt's Prime Minister has called for dam negotiations to resume and follows Ethiopia's conciliatory statements of mutual benefit for Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia.