It is the world’s largest displacement crisis: 13 million people have fled their homes in war-torn Sudan. In neighboring Chad, both refugees and locals cope with this extraordinary upheaval.
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Biden pledges mpox aid to Africa in his valedictory speech to the United Nations
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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Yes there is famine in Sudan. So why isn’t ‘famine’ being declared?
A team of independent famine experts, working under the U.N. umbrella, believe Sudan is experiencing famine. But issuing a declaration — which could bring in more aid — turns out to be complicated.
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Why Sudan is being called a ‘humanitarian desert’
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
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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Why this humanitarian leader carries the key to the home she abandoned in Sudan
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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Nearly 120 million people were displaced around the world in 2023, UNHCR report says
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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Matzo — the Passover bread of affliction and freedom — is a timely symbol in 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.
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What World War II taught us about how to help starving people today
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.
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Photos: A year of war in Sudan
A year of war has torn through Sudan, causing devastation and more than 8 million people to be displaced.
