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‘There has been utter destruction in Sudan,’ says Cork-based doctor
‘There has been utter destruction in Sudan,’ says Cork-based doctor
This day last year, civil war erupted in Sudan, leaving thousands dead and millions displaced. Dr Osama Ali tells Sarah Horgan of the pain that Cork's Sudanese community endures as their homeland is torn apart

Mon, 15 Apr, 2024

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Millions are starving in Sudan and the situation is getting worse day by day
Hundreds of thousands in Sudan face food insecurity as they wait for peace. The international response is ‘woefully underfunded’

Mon, 15 Apr, 2024

UN resolution calling for end to hostilities in Sudan ahead of Ramadan
UN resolution calling for end to hostilities in Sudan ahead of Ramadan
Britain has circulated a draft UN resolution calling for an immediate end of hostilities in Sudan ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Thu, 07 Mar, 2024

Sudan conflict risks creating world’s largest hunger crisis – UN
Sudan conflict risks creating world’s largest hunger crisis – UN
A conflict raging for about a year between rival generals in Sudan risks creating the world’s largest hunger crisis, the top UN food official has warned.

Wed, 06 Mar, 2024

Colin Sheridan: Small sacrifices can make a big difference
S Colin Sheridan: Small sacrifices can make a big difference
Your children may not thank you now for boycotting McDonald's over Gaza but they'll understand why in time

Sat, 02 Mar, 2024

UN secretary general warns world is becoming ‘less safe by the day’
UN secretary general warns world is becoming ‘less safe by the day’
UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has said combatants in places such as Congo, Gaza, Myanmar, Ukraine and Sudan are turning a “blind eye” to international law as he made a plea for greater respect for human rights and peace around the world.

Mon, 26 Feb, 2024

African leaders condemn Israel’s offensive in Gaza
African leaders condemn Israel’s offensive in Gaza
Leaders at an African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Saturday condemned Israel’s offensive in Gaza and called for its immediate end.

Sat, 17 Feb, 2024

Colin Sheridan: Sounds that almost suffocate your senses
Colin Sheridan: Sounds that almost suffocate your senses
There is something eerily disconcerting about a stranger intruding on your personal space. Especially in a cinema.

Sat, 17 Feb, 2024

A world without hunger is possible — all we need is the will
A world without hunger is possible — all we need is the will
In Africa, one in five people go to bed hungry every night, twice the global average. This should never be our new normal

Mon, 22 Jan, 2024

General gives ‘unwavering commitment’ to ceasefire as Sudanese war rumbles on
General gives ‘unwavering commitment’ to ceasefire as Sudanese war rumbles on
Sudanese paramilitary leader General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo said he was committed to a ceasefire to end the devastating war that has wrecked his country.

Fri, 05 Jan, 2024

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Countries scramble to find meaningful agreement on future of fossil fuels
Impasse over how oil, gas, and coal will be 'phased out' remained the key sticking point as 198 countries tried to agree a deal

Wed, 13 Dec, 2023

Limerick woman to fulfill late father's wishes to repatriate African and Aboriginal antiquities
Limerick woman to fulfill late father's wishes to repatriate African and Aboriginal antiquities
Isabella Walsh has been hoping to repatriate the 19th-century objects according to her late father's wishes

Tue, 14 Nov, 2023

Calls for flood alert system to give homeowners and businesses time to prepare
Midleton flooding 'nothing' compared to suffering in vulnerable countries, expert says
Impacts of climate change 'hitting home' in Ireland after recent floods

Mon, 06 Nov, 2023

Zelenskyy meets Sudanese official during ‘technical stopover’ in Ireland
Zelenskyy meets Sudanese official during ‘technical stopover’ in Ireland
Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs said it could confirm it had been a “technical stopover”, and no Irish government ministers had been involved.

Sat, 23 Sep, 2023

Sudan’s military leader says war could spread beyond its borders
Sudan’s military leader says war could spread beyond its borders
The war in Sudan could spread beyond the northeast African country’s borders if it is not stopped, its army chief has told the United Nations General Assembly.

Fri, 22 Sep, 2023

Drone attack kills 43 in Sudan as rival troops battle for control, say doctors
Drone attack kills 43 in Sudan as rival troops battle for control, say doctors
A drone attack on an open market south of Sudan’s capital Khartoum killed at least 43 people, activists and medical workers have said, as the military and a powerful paramilitary group battle for control of the country.

Sun, 10 Sep, 2023

Abdel-Fattah Burhan
Sudan’s top general arrives in South Sudan for talks with president on war
Sudan’s top military general has arrived in South Sudan for talks with its president on his second trip abroad since the war in his country started in April.

Mon, 04 Sep, 2023

Israel’s Netanyahu wants Eritrean migrants involved in clashes to be deported
Israel’s Netanyahu wants Eritrean migrants involved in clashes to be deported
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he wants Eritrean migrants involved in a violent clash in Tel Aviv to be deported immediately and has ordered a plan to remove all the country’s African migrants.

Sun, 03 Sep, 2023

Sudan’s military leader visits Egypt on first trip abroad since conflict began
Sudan’s military leader visits Egypt on first trip abroad since conflict began
Sudan’s top military officer made a one-day visit to Egypt on Tuesday for talks with the Egyptian president, making his first trip abroad since his country plunged into a bitter conflict this year.

Tue, 29 Aug, 2023

Jagan Chapagain
Global aid chief appeals for funds to help Sudanese trapped by war
A global aid chief has urged the international community to provide more funds to help Sudanese people trapped by a monthslong military conflict between rival generals in the African nation.

Sun, 20 Aug, 2023

After 100 days of fighting, Sudan is facing a humanitarian catastrophe
After 100 days of fighting, Sudan is facing a humanitarian catastrophe
The scale and complexity of the crisis in Sudan, which has blown up since fighting erupted 100 days ago, means it is rapidly becoming one of the world’s worst humanitarian catastrophes in decades.

Mon, 24 Jul, 2023

Sarah Babiker: Irish and Arabic are two languages a world apart - connected by the sun
Sarah Babiker: Irish and Arabic are two languages a world apart - connected by the sun
Journalist and historian Sarah Babiker discusses an essential commonality between two ancient linguistic traditions

Sat, 22 Jul, 2023

Cosmetic operation figures
Cataracts, C-sections, and hip replacements the most common surgeries
The National Healthcare Statistics data, published on Monday, also shows 14,567 hospital beds in use during 2021, with 11% used for psychiatric care

Mon, 17 Jul, 2023

More than 3.1 million people displaced by Sudan conflict, says UN
More than 3.1 million people displaced by Sudan conflict, says UN
The raging conflict in Sudan has driven more than 3.1 million people from their homes, including some 700,000 who have fled to neighbouring countries, the United Nations said on Wednesday, amid growing concerns that the country is sliding into a ...

Wed, 12 Jul, 2023

Rights group pushes for probe into Darfur atrocities by Sudanese paramilitary
A prominent rights group has called for the International Criminal Court to investigate atrocities in Sudan’s volatile Darfur region, including what it says were “summary executions” of 28 non-Arab tribesmen by a Sudanese paramilitary force and ...

Tue, 11 Jul, 2023

UN chief says Sudan on brink of ‘full-scale civil war’ after months of fighting
UN chief says Sudan on brink of ‘full-scale civil war’ after months of fighting
UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has said Sudan is on the brink of a “full-scale civil war” as fierce clashes between rival generals continued in the capital Khartoum.

Sun, 09 Jul, 2023

Conflict will lead to million people fleeing Sudan by October – UN
Conflict will lead to million people fleeing Sudan by October – UN
The United Nations said on Tuesday that the surging violence in Sudan is likely to drive more than one million refugees out of the African country by October, as the 10-week conflict shows few signs of easing.

Tue, 27 Jun, 2023

Floating plastic bottle on ocean surface
Nature at risk of breakdown if Cop15 pledges not met, world leaders warned
Author of landmark UK review into the economic value of nature joins UN environment chief in calls for ‘action, not just words’ on biodiversity goals

Tue, 20 Jun, 2023

Sudan begins ceasefire ahead of conference to raise funds for humanitarian aid
Sudan begins ceasefire ahead of conference to raise funds for humanitarian aid
Sudan’s warring parties have begun a ceasefire after two months of fighting pushed the African nation into chaos.

Sun, 18 Jun, 2023

110 million people forcibly displaced as wars add to world refugee crisis
110 million people forcibly displaced as wars add to world refugee crisis
The number of people who have had to flee their homes because of conflict, persecution or human rights violations has reached 110 million, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Wed, 14 Jun, 2023

UN envoy to Sudan no longer welcome in country, authorities say
UN envoy to Sudan no longer welcome in country, authorities say
The United Nations envoy to Sudan, a key mediator in the country’s brutal conflict, is no longer welcome in the country, Sudanese authorities have said.

Fri, 09 Jun, 2023

Hundreds of trapped children saved from orphanage where 71 died – Unicef
Hundreds of trapped children saved from orphanage where 71 died – Unicef
Around 300 infants, toddlers and older children have been rescued from an orphanage in Sudan’s capital after being trapped there while fighting raged outside, aid officials said.

Thu, 08 Jun, 2023

Top US diplomat meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Top US diplomat meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
US secretary of state Antony Blinken has met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman amid strained relations between Riyadh and Washington.

Wed, 07 Jun, 2023

US and Saudi Arabia urge Sudan’s warring parties to agree new ceasefire
US and Saudi Arabia urge Sudan’s warring parties to agree new ceasefire
Saudi Arabia and the US have urged Sudan’s warring parties to agree to and “effectively implement” a new ceasefire as fighting showed no signs of abating in the northeastern African nation.

Sun, 04 Jun, 2023

Sudan army and rival force agree to extend ceasefire
Sudan army and rival force agree to extend ceasefire
Sudan’s warring sides have agreed to extend a ceasefire in their battle for control of the country, after two key international mediators signalled impatience with persistent truce violations.

Mon, 29 May, 2023

Warring sides in Sudan urged to extend ‘imperfect’ ceasefire
Warring sides in Sudan urged to extend ‘imperfect’ ceasefire
The United States and Saudi Arabia have called on warring sides in Sudan to extend a ceasefire due to expire on Monday.

Sun, 28 May, 2023

Fears of violence as thousands cross border in bid to escape Sudan conflict
Fears of violence as thousands cross border in bid to escape Sudan conflict
Tens of thousands of exhausted people are heading home to the world’s youngest country as they flee a brutal conflict in neighbouring Sudan.

Sat, 27 May, 2023

Fighting in Sudan has displaced more than 1.3m people, says UN
Fighting in Sudan has displaced more than 1.3m people, says UN
The fighting between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary force has displaced more than 1. 3 million people, the UN migration agency said on Wednesday.

Wed, 24 May, 2023

Abdel-Fattah Burhan
Sudan’s army chief orders banks to freeze accounts belonging to rivals
Sudan’s military chief has ordered the freezing of all bank accounts belonging to a rival paramilitary force – the latest step in a fight for control of the resource-rich nation.

Tue, 16 May, 2023

UN human rights body passes resolution on human rights abuses in Sudan
UN human rights body passes resolution on human rights abuses in Sudan
The United Nations’ top human rights body adopted a resolution that drew attention to mounting civilian deaths and rights abuses in Sudan since a bloody conflict erupted between the African country’s two top generals last month.

Fri, 12 May, 2023

Sudan death toll rises to more than 600 as warring sides continue talks
Sudan death toll rises to more than 600 as warring sides continue talks
The death toll from the ongoing clashes in Sudan has risen to 604, including civilians, the UN health agency said on Tuesday, as representatives of the warring parties held talks in Saudi Arabia.

Tue, 09 May, 2023

Letters to the Editor: Sudan is latest chapter in sorry saga of human rights abuse
Letters to the Editor: Sudan is latest chapter in sorry saga of human rights abuse
The conflict in Sudan again demonstrates the abject failure of the UN and the international community to prevent or stop conflicts in Africa that have amounted to genocide and widespread human rights abuses.

Sat, 06 May, 2023

Sudan’s warring sides send envoys for talks in Saudi Arabia
Sudan’s warring sides send envoys for talks in Saudi Arabia
Sudan’s two warring generals sent their envoys to Saudi Arabia on Friday for talks aimed at firming up a shaky ceasefire after three weeks of fierce fighting that has killed hundreds and pushed the African country to the brink of collapse.

Fri, 05 May, 2023

Fighting in Khartoum disrupts efforts to deliver aid to trapped civilians
Fighting in Khartoum disrupts efforts to deliver aid to trapped civilians
Heavy shelling in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum has disrupted efforts to deliver aid to trapped civilians as yet another fragile and frequently violated truce ran out.

Thu, 04 May, 2023

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