UNSC raises alarm over 'imminent risk of mass atrocities' in Sudan

Sudan: UN warns of imminent risk of mass atrocities in El Obeid

The United Nations Security Council has warned of an “imminent risk of mass atrocities” in The post Sudan: UN warns of imminent risk of mass atrocities in El Obeid appeared first on Radio Tamazuj.

UN Warns Of Looming Human Rights Catastrophe In Sudan’s Al-Obeid

The United Nations warns a looming human rights catastrophe is unfolding in Sudan’s al-Obeid, calling for immediate international action to protect civilians.

Sudan: UN Warns of an 'Imminent Risk of Mass Atrocities' in Sudan's Kordofan

[RFI] In Sudan, NGOs and the UN have warned of an imminent risk of mass atrocities in El-Obeid, a major city in North Kordofan. This comes as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) step up their campaign against the regular army in the region.

Why Is the UN Investigating Alleged Atrocities in Sudan’s Al Obeid?

Sudan has been engulfed in a devastating civil war since April 2023, when fighting erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The conflict has displaced millions of people, triggered one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises and led to widespread allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Al [] The post Why Is the UN Investigating Alleged Atrocities in Sudan’s Al Obeid? appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.

The International Community Must Prevent the Next Horror in Sudan

Five months after the United Nations reported acts of genocide in Sudan, another human rights catastrophe may be imminent. The Rapid Support Forces, a rebel group that controls parts of the country and has a history of committing atrocities, has gathered outside El Obeid, a strategically important city, and nearly encircled it. About 600,000 people []

Sudan: civil society calls on UN rights council to urgently address the situation in El Obeid

On 26 June 2026, FIDH together with a group of Sudanese and International organisations asked the United Nations Human Rights Council to urgently address the situation in and around El Obeid,North Kordofan, in Sudan and to take bold steps towards atrocity prevention and accountability. Given signs of an imminent attack on the city by the Rapid Support Forces, urgent action is required to prevent atrocities to be committed. To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the () - Sudan

UNSC raises Sudan alarm over 'imminent risk of mass atrocities'

The U.N. Security Council warned Saturday of an 'imminent risk of mass atrocities' in Sudan and called on paramilitary forces surrounding the city of el-Obeid to halt their advance...

500,000 orang awam berdepan bahaya besar di Sudan

NEW YORK: Tabung Kanak-Kanak Antarabangsa Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (UNICEF) memberi amaran kira-kira 500,000 orang awam berdepan bahaya besar di bandar El-Obeid di ibu negeri Kordofan Utara, Sudan, ketika pertempuran sengit yang berterusan memaksa keluarga dan kanak-kanak melarikan diri. Agensi itu berkata, orang awam terutamanya kanak-kanak berisiko terbunuh, cedera, kehilangan tempat tinggal atau menjadi mangsa pelanggaran ... Read more The post 500,000 orang awam berdepan bahaya besar di Sudan appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Soudan : au moins de 330 enfants tués ou blessés depuis le début de l’année 2026 (UNICEF)

Au moins 330 enfants ont été tués ou blessés au Soudan au cours des six premiers mois de l’année 2026, selon un bilan publié ce lundi 6 juillet par l’UNICEF. L’agence onusienne tire la sonnette d’alarme face à l’aggravation du conflit, qui continue de faire payer un lourd tribut aux plus jeunes. Selon l’UNICEF, les [] The post Soudan : au moins de 330 enfants tués ou blessés depuis le début de l’année 2026 (UNICEF) first appeared on Guineematin.com.

Fears grow for civilians as paramilitary group closes in on strategic Sudanese city

Paramilitary attacks on a city of a half-million people in Sudan have raised international alarm that mass violence against civilians might follow

Sudan’s RSF committed ethnic cleansing, says Amnesty

The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during their attack on El-Fasher city between 2024 and 2025, Amnesty International alleged Wednesday. Sudan has been mired since April 2023 in a brutal war between the army and the RSF, which has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee, according to the United Nations. Both sides have been accused of atrocities, with a UN independent fact-finding mission in February concluding...

UN sounds alarm over human rights catastrophe in Sudan’s el-Obeid city

UN sounds alarm over human rights catastrophe in Sudan’s el-Obeid city

Seven European Countries Call for Immediate End to Violence in Sudan's El Obeid

Berlin, June 24 (QNA) - Germany, along with six other European countries, warned of an imminent escalation in the Sudanese city of El Obeid, calling on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to halt its attack immediately, allow civilians to leave safely, and ensure rapid, safe, and unhindered humanitarian access.

Guterres warns: UNRWA on verge of collapse due to funding shortfalls, Israeli restrictions

NEW YORK, July 01 (YPA) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is “on the verge of collapse” due to a severe funding crisis. He emphasized that the safety and well-being of millions of refugees are now at stake, and that any further funding []

Bracing For Atrocities: US Sounds Alarm As Paramilitary Forces Encircle Key Sudanese City

The United States government has raised an urgent alarm over troop movements in Sudan, warning that mass atrocities may be imminent around the city of El Obeid. According to an official press statement released on June 22, 2026, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allied groups are currently gathering troops around the strategic city. [] Bracing For Atrocities: US Sounds Alarm As Paramilitary Forces Encircle Key Sudanese City

Report: Fulani militia overtake Boko Haram as Nigeria’s deadliest terror group

A new six-year report has challenged the widespread belief that the Boko Haram terrorist organization and its affiliate, Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, are responsible for the majority of civilian killings in Nigeria. Instead, [...]

Impending human-rights disaster: UN fears for Sudan’s al-Obeid

The U.N.’s human-rights chief Volker Türk warned of disaster as reports showed Sudan's Rapid Support Forces militia could escalate an assault on the central Sudanese city of al-Obeid. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #sudan #rapidsupportforces #rsf #alobeid #unitednations #volkerturk Read the story here: https://reut.rs/44ncrMU 👉 Subscribe: https://reut.rs/4b8fRGn Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on X: https://twitter.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reuters/?hl=en

New UN report highlights further 'markers of genocide' by warring parties in Sudan

The United Nations says a new report by it’s Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan provides further evidence that atrocities committed by warring parties in the region constitute markers of genocide

Human rights catastrophe unfolding in Sudan's al-Obeid, says UN's Turk

GENEVA, July 3 (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights chief on Friday said another human rights catastrophe was unfolding in Sudan, in the city of al-Obeid in North Kordofan, and urged the world to act.The signs from al-Obeid are clear and unmistakable: Another human rights catastrophe is unfolding in Sudan, this time in the capital of the strategic state of North Kordofan, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights Volker Turk told delegates in Geneva during an urgent debate at the U.N. human rights council on the situation in the region.

Sudan war: Int’l pressure grows as fears mount over escalation in El Obeid

International efforts to address Sudan’s deepening crisis have intensified amid growing warnings from the United... The post Sudan war: Int’l pressure grows as fears mount over escalation in El Obeid appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online.

Seven European countries call for immediate halt to Sudan violence

Seven European countries have called for an immediate cessation of violence in Sudan, warning of rapidly deteriorating security conditions in the city of El-Obeid, which has been encircled by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

UNSC Warns 500,000 Civilians Face Atrocity Risk in Sudan After 10 Days of RSF Drone Strikes 

The UN Security Council and a coalition of [] The post UNSC Warns 500,000 Civilians Face Atrocity Risk in Sudan After 10 Days of RSF Drone Strikes appeared first on The Media Line.

Sudan’s el-Obeid: Life on the edge of collapse

Sudan's el-Obeid faces mass atrocities, like el-Fasher in 2025, the UN warns.

Guterres warns UNRWA faces collapse amid funding crisis

Washington, July 1 (SANA) U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday that a severe funding shortfall could force the collapse of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), putting the livelihoods and safety of millions of Palestinians at risk. Speaking at a donor conference for the U.N. agency, Guterres said UNRWA is []

‘No safe place left’ for children in war-torn regions of Sudan, says UNICEF

The war in Sudan, which continues to rage in its fourth year, has killed or injured at least 330 children in the first half of 2026, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on July 6. Darfur and the Kordofan regions have the highest child casualty rates. Except for some small towns along Sudan’s western border [] Pavan Kulkarni , July 8, 2026

Human rights catastrophe unfolding in Sudan’s al-Obeid, says UN’s Turk

Human rights catastrophe unfolding in Sudan’s al-Obeid, says UN’s Turk

Kuwait strongly condemns Iran's continued attacks

KUWAIT, 9th July, 2026 (WAM) -- Kuwait's Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its strongest condemnation of the continued Iranian attacks targeting the country's territory, the latest of which occurred Thursday morning.In a statement carried by the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), the Ministry affirmed that these flagrant attacks represent a dangerous escalation that will exacerbate tensions in the region, threaten r

Sudan's el-Obeid: Life on the edge of collapse

Sudan's el-Obeid faces mass atrocities, like el-Fasher in 2025, the UN warns. After attacking el-Fasher, the RSF is now besieging el-Obeid, while community survival systems that helped people survive before teeter near collapse. Al Jazeera’s Marah Rayan speaks to people there. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile

Nigeria’s worsening crime numbers

In the past decade, Nigeria’s name has become increasingly associated with crime, insecurity, and institutional decay, at home and abroad. Official corruption, weak institutions, terrorism, banditry, and the routine kidnapping of schoolchildren for ransom have normalised a national crisis that has eroded public trust and damaged the country’s global standing. The crimes not only persist; [] The post Nigeria’s worsening crime numbers appeared first on Vanguard News.

Femicide and Child Rape in Cameroon: A Justice System Failing Women and Girls

CameroonOnline.ORG | A deeply unsettling crisis is unfolding across Cameroon. A devastating surge in sexual violence and femicide targeting young children and women has sparked widespread public outrage and national trauma. Families are being left to process unimaginable grief, made all the more painful by a systemic failure to protect them. In this special report The post Femicide and Child Rape in Cameroon: A Justice System Failing Women and Girls appeared first on CameroonOnline.org.

Israel targeted Gaza children, leading to allegations of genocide says UN inquiry

UN inquiry said that attacks on medical facilities and disruptions in healthcare created risks for newborn babies and pregnant women The post Israel targeted Gaza children, leading to allegations of genocide says UN inquiry appeared first on BOL News.

Al-Maghazi Municipality: Israeli Enemy Is Waging Systematic Environmental Genocide, & Gaza Faces an Unprecedented Catastrophe

Al-Maghazi Municipality: Israeli Enemy Is Waging Systematic Environmental Genocide, & Gaza Faces an Unprecedented Catastrophe

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नाइजेरिया । नाइजेरियाली सेनाले यो हप्ता उत्तरपश्चिमी जाम्फारा राज्यमा गरेको कारबाहीमा अपहरण तथा गाई चोरी गर्ने गिरोहका ३०० भन्दा बढी सदस्यहरू मारिएको अधिकारीले शनिबार बताएका छन् । सेनाले गुम्मी जिल्लामा दुई दिनसम्म चलेको कारबाहीमा ‘३०० भन्दा बढी आतङ्ककारीहरूको सफाया’ गरेको जाम्फारा राज्यका सूचना आयुक्त महमुद मुहम्मद दान्तावासाले जारी गरेको विज्ञप्तिमा उल्लेख छ। जिहादी तथा ‘डाँका’ []

MPAC, Amnesty condemn lynching of Islamic teacher in Kaduna, demand justice

* Rights groups decry alleged failure of law enforcement and call for transparent investigation The Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC) and Amnesty International (AI) Nigeria have condemned the brutal killing of a Muslim teacher, Ummulkhair, who was set ablaze by a mob in Maraban Jos, along the Kaduna–Zaria highway on 21 June 2026, following allegations [] The post MPAC, Amnesty condemn lynching of Islamic teacher in Kaduna, demand justice appeared first on Muslim News Nigeria.

Speculative Billions Do Not Cure Hunger

Across the international headlines, Namibia is painted as a land of incoming fortune. The global press frequently details a future of immense promise: multibillion-dollar green hydrogen initiatives, massive offshore oil discoveries, and a booming position as a top-three global uranium player. Yet, walking down the streets of our towns, a sharp and dangerous paradox emerges. [] The post Speculative Billions Do Not Cure Hunger appeared first on The Namibian.

Egypt’s envoy to UN: Sudan bears consequences of ‘manufactured crisis’

Egypt’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Ehab Mostafa Awad Mostafa, said Sudan is bearing the consequences of a “manufactured crisis”, warning the international community against standing idly by in the face of the Sudanese people’s suffering. Speaking at a UN Security Council session on Friday on developments in Sudan, the Egyptian envoy said The post Egypt’s envoy to UN: Sudan bears consequences of ‘manufactured crisis’ appeared first on Egypt Independent.

Sudan crisis: Human Rights Watch demand action on UAE involvement

The Human Rights Watch is concerned by the constant mention of the United Arab Emirates in the Sudan crisis, calling on the international community to act on the allegations. HRW said the latest European Parliament Resolution “should spark action” as it addresses the armed conflict in Sudan and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacks in [] Sudan crisis: Human Rights Watch demand action on UAE involvement