“Khartoum Emergency” confirms return of kitchens

GOOD news. “Khartoum Emergency” confirms the return of some kitchens in light of the scarcity of consumables and the doubling of their prices.

“طوارئ الخرطوم” تؤكد عودة بعض المطابخ في ظل ندرة المواد الاستهلاكية ومضاعفة اسعارها.#السودان⁩ ⁧#راديو_دبنقا⁩ ⁦#SudanNews⁩ ⁦#Sudan⁩ ⁦⁩ #وقفوها #لا_للحربhttps://t.co/KhcZFp2VE5

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Sudan: In Zamzam camp, North Darfur, the death rate is catastrophic. At least 1 child dies every 2 hours

🔴 In Zamzam camp, North Darfur, Sudan, the death rate is catastrophic.

At least 1 child dies every 2 hours, often due to treatable illnesses like malaria or malnutrition. An urgent mass mobilisation from the international community is crucial in order to save lives. pic.twitter.com/Lt00T7ODbR

— MSF International (@MSF) February 25, 2024

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Malnutrition and disease are rife at the ‘overwhelmed’ Zamzam camp, a host to 300,000 internally displaced people, one of hundreds in Sudan, where war has displaced nearly 8 million people. The scale is simply terrifying. Zamzam is just one camp. There are hundreds of others in Sudan. 

Read more from The Guardian.org

By Fred Harter in Addis Ababa

Dated Wed, 21 Feb 2024, 13.52 GMT - excerpts:

Inside the Darfur camp where a child dies every two hours

Like most of Sudan, Zamzam has had no phone or internet connection for the past two weeks, but the Guardian managed to talk to refugees through a satellite link. They described a desperate situation, with no clean drinking water and little access to medical treatment. Families share meagre food stores. 

Almost 25% of children are severely malnourished. Dengue fever and malaria are sweeping through the camp. Beyond its perimeters roam militiamen who kidnap or attack women who venture out to collect firewood or grass for their donkeys. Apart from one small distribution in June, no food aid has arrived since fighting erupted across Sudan on 15 April.

Full story: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/feb/21/darfur-sudan-zamzam-camp-child-dies-every-two-hours

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EU opposes total siege of Gaza: Israel cutting water, food, electricity to civilians violates international law

EU foreign ministers are urging both sides to respect humanitarian law. “That means no blockage of water, food or electricity to the civil population in Gaza,” said EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell. Read more.

Report from BBC News Live Reporting

By SOFIA BETTIZA

Reporting from Brussels Tue 10 Oct 2023, 19:54 BST - here is a copy in full:

EU foreign policy chief suggests Israel is violating international law

EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell has said the bloc opposes a total siege of Gaza.

“Israel has the right to defend itself, but that needs to be done accordingly with international law, humanitarian law. And some decisions are contrary to international law.”

Borrell spoke after an emergency meeting of EU foreign ministers.

“Some actions – like cutting electricity and food for civilians – are against international law,” he said.

EU foreign ministers are urging both sides to respect humanitarian law. “That means no blockage of water, food or electricity to the civil population in Gaza,” said Borrell.

He stressed that the EU considered Hamas a terrorist organisation, but that the Palestinian Authority was a different thing.

“Not all Palestinian people are terrorists. So a collective punishment would be unfair and unproductive. It would be against our interests, and against the interest of peace.”

To view the original click here.

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