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A refugee boat sets off to cross the English Channel in Wimereux, northern France

At least 50 dead off Libyan coast after boat catches fire

At least 50 Sudanese refugees died off the coast of eastern Libya after their boat caught fire, an International Organization for Migration spokesperson has said.

World • 17 Sep

A child infected with cholera receives treatment in the cholera isolation centre at the refugee camps of western Sudan, in Tawila city in Darfur

Over 40 dead in Sudan cholera outbreak, says MSF

At least 40 people have died in Sudan's Darfur region in the country's worst cholera outbreak in years, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said.

World • 14 Aug

Agila Omer and her daughter Lena were forced to abandon their home in Sudan due to the war

Woman fleeing Sudan war to Ireland 'can't feel any hope'

The UN has described the humanitarian situation in Sudan as one of the world's worst hunger and displacement crises - Agila Omer and her daughter Lena, originally from Khartoum but now living in Kilkenny, had to abandon their home with little more than the clothes on their back.

Sudan • 16 Apr

Tens of thousands of people have been killed and more than 13 million uprooted in the Sudan war

Where does Sudan war stand after 2 years of devastation?

Sudan has entered its third year of war, with no sign of respite for war-weary civilians. Here is a snapshot of where things stand:

World • 15 Apr

Famine conditions have been reported in at least five locations in Sudan, including displacement camps in Darfur

Decreased funding complicating famine in Sudan, says WFP

With the war in Sudan marking its second anniversary, the World Food Programme said decreasing global funding resources are further complicating the dire hunger situation in the country.

Sudan • 15 Apr

The United Nations has called it the world's worst humanitarian crisis

War 'far from being over', says Sudanese woman in Ireland

Today marks the second anniversary of the war in Sudan, which has so far claimed more than 150,000 lives.

World • 15 Apr

People who fled the Zamzam camp for the internally displaced after it fell under RSF control, queue for food rations

Nations call for immediate end to 'horrific' Sudan war

The UK led international calls for a swift end to the devastating war in Sudan, hosting a gathering of world officials with fresh pledges of humanitarian aid as the conflict which has cost thousands of lives entered its third year.

Sudan • 15 Apr

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan arrived at Khartoum's recaptured presidential palace, declaring the capital 'free' (File image)

Sudan army chief declares capital 'free'

Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan arrived at Khartoum's recaptured presidential palace, declaring the capital "free" of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after nearly two years of war.

World • 26 Mar

In video footage broadcast by state television, fighters who had taken up arms alongside the army waved flags in the presidential palace (Credit: AFP/AL-ARABIYA)

Sudan army recaptures presidential palace from RSF

Sudan's army said it has recaptured the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces after a fierce battle.

World • 21 Mar

Gender-based violence service providers in Sudan recorded some 221 cases of child rape since the beginning of 2024

UN says children as young as one raped in Sudan

Children as young as one have been raped by armed men during the conflict in Sudan, the UN said, condemning it as a horror that should "shock anyone to their core".

World • 04 Mar

Sudanese people who fled escalating violence in the al-Jazira state rest at a camp for the displaced in the eastern city of Gedaref on 23 November

Famine spreads to five regions of Sudan, monitor says

Famine in Sudan has expanded to five areas and will likely spread to another five by May, the global hunger monitor has reported, while warring parties continue to disrupt humanitarian aid needed to alleviate one of the worst starvation crises in modern times.

News • 24 Dec 24

Children gathered at the Trócaire-run Amdulu Health Centre in the Nuba Mountains

War and climate threatening Sudan's food supply

"Some of them we saved, but there are some where they had severe malnutrition ... we tried to save them, but we couldn't. We have seven children under five who died from malnutrition, and more and more patients will die."

Africa • 19 Dec 24

Many people walk long distances to reach the Tobo displacement camp in the Nuba Mountains area

More aid needed as millions displaced by war in Sudan

"We don't have enough and are appealing for any sort of help to get more resources." That's the call from Duke Nyauncho, Trocaire's Finance and Operations Manager in Sudan.

World • 18 Dec 24

This family walked for days to reach a displacement camp

Children die as world ignores Sudan's humanitarian crisis

Aid agencies say Sudan is suffering the worst humanitarian catastrophe in recent history, yet the crisis in the northeast African country remains unknown to most of the world.

World • 17 Dec 24

Mary Robinson said: 'Ireland has a deserved reputation for addressing global hunger'

Humanitarian crisis in Sudan 'appalling' - Robinson

Former president Mary Robinson has called for action on the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, describing the situation there as "appalling".

Ireland • 09 Sep 24

Investigators are looking at whether WFP staff sought to hide the alleged role of Sudan's army in obstructing aid

WFP investigates Sudan operations as famine spreads

The UN World Food Programme is investigating two of its top officials in Sudan over allegations including fraud and concealing information from donors about its ability to deliver food aid to civilians amid the nation's dire hunger crisis, according to sources.

World • 28 Aug 24

More than 10.7 million people are internally displaced within Sudan

Sudan ceasefire talks start despite army no-show

US-mediated Sudan ceasefire talks got underway in Switzerland, even though the Sudanese government is not attending.

World • 14 Aug 24

War has raged for more than a year in Sudan - this picture taken on 30 May shows damaged shops in Omdurman

Sudan one of world's 'worst crises' in decades - MSF

The ongoing civil war in Sudan has provoked one of the world's worst humanitarian crises in decades, the international chief of Médecins Sans Frontières has said.

World • 20 Jun 24

68.3 million people worldwide were displaced by conflict and violence, and 7.7 million by disasters

Record 76 million internally displaced people worldwide

Conflict in Sudan and Gaza pushed the number of internally displaced people worldwide to a record 75.9 million at the end of 2023, an NGO monitor has said.

World • 14 May 24

Wounded civilians were being rushed to hospital and civilians were trying to flee the fighting in the Darfur region

Concern at use of with 'heavy weaponry' in Sudan - UN

A senior UN official expressed concern at reports that heavy weapons were being used in fighting in the Sudanese city of El-Fashur.

World • 11 May 24

A child is treated for malnutrition in Darfur

Sudan is starving, but the world isn't helping

One year since a power struggle between two generals plunged Sudan into violent chaos, the UN and other aid organisations say they do not have the funds to respond to the crisis as famine descends.

World • 14 Apr 24

Sudanese families in South Sudan after fleeing the Sudan civil war

Sudan risks becoming 'world's largest hunger crisis' - UN

Sudan risks becoming the "world's largest hunger crisis," the head of the UN's World Food Programme has warned.

World • 06 Mar 24

Children displaced from Sudan's Jazira state transport water on a donkey-pulled cart at a temporary shelter

Thousands of children face 'deadly malnutrition' in Sudan

Three hundred days ago "a wave of atrocities" was unleashed against the children of Sudan, the United Nations' (UN) children agency has said.

World • 09 Feb 24

The fighting has displaced more than 6.5 million inside and outside Sudan

US says warring parties in Sudan committed war crimes

The United States has formally determined that warring parties in Sudan committed war crimes, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.

World • 07 Dec 23

Dismay as world is 'silent' on atrocities in Sudan

Mass atrocities in Darfur 20 years ago, galvanised the world into action. But amid reports of ethnic cleansing again, human rights groups say the "silent" international community has failed the people of Sudan.

World • 02 Dec 23