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The UN and partners are seeking $6 billion to aid 26 million people amid Sudan’s deepening crisis. With famine worsening and 12 million displaced, urgent support is needed to deliver food, shelter, and medical aid.
The UN and its partners have launched the 2025 humanitarian and refugee response plans for Sudan, seeking $6 billion to aid nearly 26 million people affected by nearly two years of conflict.
The crisis has displaced 12 million people within Sudan and across borders, with famine conditions worsening and two-thirds of the population in urgent need of assistance.
OCHA chief Tom Fletcher described Sudan as a "humanitarian emergency of shocking proportions," highlighting famine, violence, and the suffering of children. UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi emphasized the strain on neighboring countries welcoming refugees and called for immediate global support to sustain aid efforts and restore peace.
Famine has been reported in at least five areas, including Darfur and the Nuba Mountains, with hunger expected to worsen by May. The Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan aims to provide aid to 21 million people, requiring $4.2 billion.
Meanwhile, the Regional Refugee Response Plan seeks $1.8 billion to support 4.8 million refugees in seven neighboring countries and help stabilize host communities.
Without urgent funding, millions may face food insecurity, children could lose access to education, and health systems risk collapse. In 2024, humanitarian organizations provided aid to 15.6 million people with $1.8 billion in support, delivering food, health, and shelter assistance.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck off Japan’s Tokara Islands on Wednesday, with no tsunami warning issued but residents advised to remain vigilant.
The United States has rescinded licensing restrictions on ethane exports to China, allowing shipments to resume after a temporary halt and signalling progress in efforts to ease recent trade tensions.
Italy plans to grant approximately 500,000 work visas to non-EU nationals between 2026 and 2028, as announced in a cabinet statement. The initiative aims to address labor shortages by expanding legal immigration pathways
Following a deadly glacier collapse in Blatten, near the Swiss Alpine village of Kandersteg, the town is on high alert as melting permafrost and shifting rock threaten another potential disaster after it was buried a month ago.
A malfunction in the radar transmission system at the Area Control Center in Milan suspended more than 300 flights at the weekend, across northwest Italy since Saturday evening according to Italy's air traffic controller Enav (National Agency for Flight Assistance).
The death toll from flash floods in Texas has risen to at least 32, including 14 children, officials said on Saturday.
Türkiye has extended condolences to the families of those killed in severe flooding in the U.S. state of Texas.
Posting on X on Saturday evening, Musk wrote: “By a factor of 2 to 1, you want a new political party and you shall have it! Today, the America Party is formed to give you back your freedom.”
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei appeared in public for the first time since the recent conflict with Israel, attending Ashura commemorations in Tehran on Saturday night.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that Kyiv has signed new agreements with international partners to boost joint arms production amid ongoing Russian attacks.
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