South Sudan: Humanitarian Crisis in the World's Newest Country
Region: Sudan
Written by Onnik Krikorian This post is part of our special coverage South Sudan Referendum 2011. Less than a year since declaring its independence in July 2011 to become the world's newest country, South Sudan continues to face a humanitarian crisis. Civil war between the African South Sudan and the Arabic North, Sudan, had already claimed around 1.5 million lives by that time, and international or... more
Views: 962UN Accused of Caving In to Khartoum Over Darfur
Region: Sudan
Agencies said to be reluctant to confront Sudanese government about obstructions to humanitarian aid effort. Amid growing levels of malnutrition, illness and instability in Darfur displacement camps, United Nations aid and peacekeeping agencies are being accused of capitulating to pressure and interference from the Sudanese government and failing in their duty to protect civilians. Human rights and civil soci... more
Views: 1554Beating the Heat to Reduce Post-Harvest Waste
Region: SudanCross posted from Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet. For a farmer in a hot country like Sudan, a big harvest can end up being just a big waste. A fresh tomato off the vine will only last about 2 days in the stifling heat, while carrots and okra might last only 4 days. Despite being perfectly capable of producing abundant harvests, without any means to store and preserve crops, farmers in Sudan are at risk ... more
Views: 2130In Sudan, Using the Web to Promote Fair Elections
Region: Sudan
by Ndesanjo Macha As we are waiting for final results of the historic elections in Sudan, let's look at organizations and movements using the web in different ways to campaign for justice, freedom and democracy in Sudan. Sudan Sham Elections 2010 is a network committed to sustained action for peace in Sudan. The network says, “An indicted war criminal, responsible for millions of deaths, will never be a le... more
Views: 2122Pads Sudan: An interview with founder, David Wakoli
Region: SudanPads Sudan: An interview with founder, David Wakoli By Jackie O'Neal Pads Sudan is a non-governmental agency whose mission encompasses launching initiative to work toward the betterment of girls and women. The education of girls is a focal point of their mission. Illiteracy, forced marraige, and the lack of affordbale sanitary pads serve as obstacles to the empowerment of gi... more
Views: 1785Justice Elusive for Sudan's Rape Victims
Region: Sudan
The high burden of proof makes it almost impossible for them to win their cases. By Tajeldin Abdhalla Adam, Assadig Musa, Simon Jennings and Katy Glassborow in Hilversum (AR No 250, 12-Mar-10) Lawyers from Darfur say antiquated laws and weak investigations make it virtually impossible for rape victims to get justice in Sudan. They say rape has been used as a tool of war in Darfur, and laws need to be amended so t... more
Views: 2452Participation at upcoming Darfur Civil Society consultations
Region: Sudan18 January 2010 To: H.E. Djibril Bassole, AU/UN Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur To: H.E. Ahmed Abdalla Aal Mahmoud, State Minister for Foreign Affairs; State of Qatar We, the undersigned representatives of Darfur civil society organisations in the Diaspora and refugee camps, highly value your relentless efforts to resolve the armed conflict and achieve peace for our beleaguered people in Darfur. The Darfur... more
Views: 2053Land Rights Confusion Hinders Darfur IDP Returns
Region: Sudan
As pressure mounts to send IDPs home, little is being said about the crucial issue of land rights. By Katy Glassborow, Tajeldin Abdhalla Adam and Blake Evans-Pritchard in The Hague (AR No 237, 25-Nov-09) Abdalla Adam, an IDP (internally displaced person) leader from Alryad camp in El Geneina, West Darfur, says that he desperately wants to return to his village, Mestarei, from which he was forced to lea... more
Views: 1539Sudanese Ambassador to the USA Says indicting President Bashir will not resolve conflict in Darfur
Region: SudanIndicting President Bashir Will not bring Peace To Darfur - Dr Akec Khock Sudanese Ambassador to the United States By Ajong Mbapndah L As if the conflict in the Darfur Region had not done enough to soil the international image of Sudan, President Omar El Bashir made further headlines by becoming the first sitting to be indicted by the International Criminal Court –ICC.Reactions to the indictment... more
Views: 2365In Sudan, Activists Mount Legal Challenge to NGO Closures
Region: Sudan
Civil society groups attempt to resist government crackdown in wake of ICC’s indictment of Bashir. By Amy Stillman in London (AR No. 209, 9-Apr-09) It was late in the afternoon when the letter arrived at the Sudan Social Development Organization, SUDO, headquarters in Khartoum. Signed by the Sudanese government’s Humanitarian Assistance Commission, HAC, it sounded the death knell for the largest S... more
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