Sudan

He's 14. He loves soccer. He's the sole caregiver for his little twin brothers

8:44am November 15, 2024

Mahamat Djouma is one of the millions displaced by the civil war in Sudan. He is part of an especially vulnerable group — unaccompanied minors. Here is his story.

Here's what life is like in a city in the grip of Sudan’s brutal war

12:42pm November 01, 2024

The Sudanese city of Omdurman lives in the shadow of war, facing daily shelling and battered medical services. But some people are trying to eke out a return to life, however precarious.

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From Hurricane Milton to world hunger: How to make your donations count

2:51pm October 11, 2024

The world is facing a devastating array of disasters. If you want to donate to a charity to make a difference, how can you make sure your dollars will do the most good?

World Leaders Speak At The 79th Session Of The United Nations General Assembly In New York

Biden pledges mpox aid to Africa in his valedictory speech to the United Nations

12:32pm September 24, 2024

President Biden talked about the sweeping changes he has seen during his long career, urged an end to wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan, and said "some things are more important than staying in power."

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Why Sudan is being called a 'humanitarian desert'

12:53pm July 26, 2024

by Fatma Tanis

An emergency coordinator from Doctors Without Borders has seen crises around the world but says she's never seen anything like this. A new report from the aid group underscores her assessment.

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Attacks on Sudan's hospitals, clinics put millions at risk

5:11am July 11, 2024

by Fatma Tanis

Health-care facilities have been under attack by both sides in Sudan’s year-long civil war. Aid groups are trying to shore up care with mobile clinics but fear the need is too great.

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IRC Sudan country director Eatizaz Yousif portrait

Health & Safety

Why this humanitarian leader carries the key to the home she abandoned in Sudan

10:44pm June 27, 2024

A year ago, she packed what she could, helped her mother, who's in a wheelchair, into the car and drove all night to find a haven. In the U.S. to accept an award, she talks about her country's crisis.

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World News

Nearly 120 million people were displaced around the world in 2023, UNHCR report says

4:41pm June 13, 2024

by Willem Marx

The U.N. office on refugees found that by the end of last year, 1 in 69 people had been forced from their homes -- either within their own country or across an international border.

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Although matzo sold in supermarkets is typically square, the round matzo is believed to be the earliest form of this unleavened bread that is eaten during the Passover holiday as a symbol of both suffering and freedom.

Matzo — Passover's bread of affliction and freedom — is a timely tradition

1:34pm April 21, 2024

Bread — and the lack thereof — plays a role in many corners of the world facing a crisis, from Israel and Gaza to Ukraine to Afghanistan to Sudan.

Surviving children of the Auschwitz concentration camp, one of the camps the Nazis had set up to exterminate Jews and kill millions of others. Research into the appropriate way to "re-feed" those who've experienced starvation was prompted by the deaths of camp survivors after liberation.

Health & Safety

What World War II taught us about how to help starving people today

5:14pm April 19, 2024

by Nurith Aizenman

The modern study of starvation was sparked by the liberation of concentration camp survivors. U.S. and British soldiers rushed to feed them — and yet they sometimes perished.