Press Releases

Sudan’s New Premier Reveals Plans to Reinstate Security, Unity

(MENAFN) Sudan’s newly appointed Prime Minister, Kamil Idris, declared on Sunday that his administration’s foremost goals include securing national stability and reinstating the government’s control across the country. In his inaugural address on...

Sudan's new Prime aims to reach national security

(MENAFN) On Sunday, Sudan’s newly appointed Prime Minister, Kamil Idris, outlined his government’s main objectives, prioritizing the establishment of national security and the reassertion of state control. In his inaugural speech, which was...

Sudan Unveils Massive Cholera Vaccine Rollout Amid Rapid Outbreak

(MENAFN) The Sudanese Ministry of Health revealed on Friday that it has received more than 2.9 million cholera vaccine doses in response to a sharp rise in cases, particularly concentrated in the capital, Khartoum. According to the ministry’s...

RSF Egregious Attack Kills Eleven Civilians in Sudan

(MENAFN) At least 11 civilians, including three children, were killed in western Sudan’s North Kordofan State after an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to local medical officials on Sunday. The Sudan Doctors Network...

UN raises alarm over sudden increase in violence across Sudan

(MENAFN) The United Nations has expressed serious concern over a sharp increase in violence across Sudan, particularly in North Kordofan State, where recent attacks have resulted in significant civilian casualties. According to the UN Office for...

New RSF Assaults in W. Sudan Claim at Least Eighteen Lives

(MENAFN) At least 18 civilians lost their lives and 31 more were wounded in recent assaults carried out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan’s North Kordofan State, according to reports released Sunday by a local volunteer...

UNITAR Launches the Fifth Cycle of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Programme for the MENA Region

At the online opening session held on 30 June, representatives from UNITAR and the Government of Cyprus, as well as distinguished guests, offered words of encouragement to the participants. We are proud to welcome participants from Egypt, Sudan,...

Sudan ends relations with UAE

(MENAFN) Sudan has severed its diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after accusing the Gulf nation of supporting the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group currently engaged in a civil war with Sudan’s military....

UN Reports Sudanese Refugees Face Rising Hunger, Malnutrition

(MENAFN) The UN's refugee and food agencies issued a critical warning on Tuesday about the worsening food insecurity and malnutrition crisis affecting millions of Sudanese refugees, as severe funding shortages continue to disrupt life-saving aid...

Sudanese Government Condemns RSF for Alleged Massacre

(MENAFN) The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), accusing them of carrying out a brutal "massacre" targeting civilians in the town of Al-Nahud, located in West Kordofan....

Starvation cause death of over two hundred thirty-nine children

(MENAFN) At least 239 children have lost their lives in western Sudan since the beginning of the year due to severe shortages of food and medical care, according to a statement released Sunday by the Sudan Doctors Network. The organization...

Ilham Aliyev received credentials of incoming ambassador of Sudan

AZERBAIJAN, June 27 - 27 June 2025, 11:26 President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received the credentials of Anas Eltayeb Elgailani Mustafa, the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the...

WHO Chief Condemns Deadly Sudan Hospital Assault

(MENAFN) The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) condemned on Tuesday the recent assault on a Sudanese hospital that claimed 40 lives as “appalling.” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described the strike on Al Mujlad Hospital in West Kordofan,...

EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: European Parliament committee probes human rights in EU-Southern Neighbourhood deals ― EU approves €4 billion aid to Egypt ― Sudanese refugees fleeing Egypt ― Italian NGOs demand end to Italy-Libya co-operation ― EU allocates €202…

The European Parliament (EP) Subcommittee on Human Rights has organised a public hearing on the human rights implications of the EU’s memoranda of understanding (MoU) with its partners in the Southern Neighbourhood. The EP has approved €4 billion...

UN Rights Chief Warns of Escalating Violence in Sudan

(MENAFN) On Friday, Volker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, issued a stark warning about the escalating violence and widespread human rights violations in Sudan, where civil war has raged since April 2023. "The recent fighting and...

2024 Impact Report: LifeStraw Reaches 11.8M Children with Safe Drinking Water

Company’s Give Back Program hits milestone, while advancing emergency response, menstrual health, and sustainability efforts across the globe BALTIMORE, MD, UNITED STATES, June 18, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- LifeStraw, a public health B Corp and...

Global Candidate Bruno Donat runs for UN Secretary-General: Official conducted hunger strike for Gaza children

To counter the traditionally opaque selection system for Secretary General & other Secretariat senior roles more broadly, Bruno Donat advocates for transparency RAFAH, EGYPT, June 22, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- A press briefing was held by dual...

CBP arrests Sudanese citizen for failure to appear at murder trial

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Buffalo, Peace Bridge border crossing, arrested a citizen of Sudan, Lawful Permanent Resident of the United States, who had an active warrant out of Fairfax County,...

Brutal ambush in Sudan kills five UN aid workers

(MENAFN) A brutal ambush in Sudan late Monday left at least five United Nations aid workers dead and several others wounded after armed militants opened fire on a humanitarian convoy, according to official statements. The convoy, jointly managed...

Sudan charges UAE with 'complicity in genocide' at ICJ

(MENAFN) Sudan has brought a case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), alleging that the United Arab Emirates is "complicit in the genocide" taking place amid the ongoing civil war in the country. Entering its second year, the conflict...