“Patriarchy to me is a system that actually diminishes the strength and autonomy of a woman and suppresses individual brilliance.” Poet @Alhan_islam will be part of our #ActionDays on dismantling patriarchal power structures on 21 September.
Watch live: https://t.co/qBSaPQ2FUr
Eight months after the beginning of the war in #Sudan, more than 7 million people have been displaced.
According to the @UN this is the worst displacement crisis in the world today: Sudan has more IDPs than any other country on earth.
#KeepEyesOnSudan
In this somber moment, it's hard to wish those celebrating “Merry Christmas”, with ongoing loss, grief & destruction
Our teams are doing the impossible to help people in need. We mourn the loss of more @UNRWA colleagues killed in #Gaza, now 142, the majority with their families
- Clashes continue between SAF and RSF in Wad Madani.
- Approximately 14,000-15,000 people have been displaced.
- A state of emergency has been announced.
Read our latest update: https://t.co/ChROJcugRY
Eight months since fighting broke out in #Sudan:
⚠️ Over 6.7M people have been displaced inside and outside the country.
⚠️ 17.7M people are going hungry due to conflict and economic decline.
⚠️ Cholera is on the rise with almost 7K suspected cases.
More in our latest update ⬇️
"Like millions of people from Sudan, we have seen our families suffer in the wake of a devastating war that began in April. No one in Sudan has been spared," write Kholood Khair and Asmahan Akam
https://t.co/C0coodpJlB
UN flags are lowered to half-mast at Headquarters and offices around the world on Monday to mourn and honour our colleagues who have been killed in Gaza in recent weeks.
Civilians and humanitarians are #NotATarget.
It has now been 1 month since the abhorrent attack in #Israel and brutal war + tight siege in #Gaza
It pains me greatly that 92 @UNRWA colleagues were killed in #Gaza. We are never going to be the same without them.
Once again I call for a #ceasefire for the sake of humanity.
The war in Sudan turning homes into cemeteries, UNHCR warned on Tuesday,
“Across the country, an unimaginable humanitarian crisis is unfolding, as more and more people are displaced by the relentless fighting”
https://t.co/e5A0Svl9zz
🤝Meet the speakers, @Int_IDEA#Sudan's programme is hosting a remarkable panel for the Post-conflict institution-building and reform in Sudan webinar,
scan the code to register @SamiSaeed121@HamidMurtada
While we are witnessing new crises all over the world, we should not turn a blind eye to what is now the largest global internal displacement crisis. Because of ongoing war, #Sudan has more IDPs than any other country on earth.
#KeepEyesOnSudan
Sudan is reeling after 6⃣ months of war.
9K people reportedly killed
5.6M driven from their homes
25M in need of aid
19M children out of school
Reports of rape & violence
70% of healthcare facilities in conflict areas non-functional
📢@UNReliefChief➡️https://t.co/0xHPVR9JVu
As heavy fighting continues in #Sudan, the @UN's top aid official in the country @CNkwetaSalami warns that the conflict has created “the world’s fastest-growing displacement crisis”
ℹ️https://t.co/6B5cRF5bFp
📍 Latest statement by @UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide @WairimuANderitu, warning on urgent action needed to address #Sudan crisis amid increasing risk of #genocide and related atrocity crimes ⤵️
📰📎https://t.co/QOXST5lckt
Please CIRCULATE WIDELY to Sudanese scholars and researchers. Fellowship opportunities from the Scholar Rescue Fund of the Institute of International Education. Application details found via the link below.
https://t.co/7hxpM3XaY1