Aid teams cite huge challenges in tackling new Sudan cholera outbreak

Protecting war-weary people in Sudan from a second deadly cholera outbreak is proving a huge challenge for aid teams after more than 16 months of heavy fighting, combined with flooding and ongoing access obstacles, they reported on Friday. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2024/08/1153481
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Aid teams cite huge challenges in tackling new Sudan cholera outbreak
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Sudan crisis: UN launches record country appeal for 18 million in need

17 May 2023

Amid a massive increase in the number of people in Sudan impacted by more than a month of heavy fighting, the UN on Wednesday said that it needed a record near $3 billion to deliver life-saving aid to them.

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Sudan: Children dying amid healthcare system collapse

Sudan: Children dying amid healthcare system collapse

19 Sep 2023

In war-torn Sudan, more than 1,200 children under five have died in camps in the space of four months from a combination of measles and malnutrition, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.

Tropical cyclone Freddy set to further weaken cholera-hit Malawi

07 Mar 2023

Malawi’s deadly cholera outbreak could worsen if - as expected - Tropical Cyclone Freddy triggers further heavy rainfall in the south of the country, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.