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      Have We Turned Away From the People of Sudan?

      The situation in Sudan should demand our attention not only for the sake of international stability, but because so many lives are at stake.

      Pauline Kamau
      May 20, 2023

      In Sudan, the conflict between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continues. There are more than 100,000 people fleeing Sudan to neighbouring countries and more than 300,000 currently internally displaced. If a lasting truce is not in place soon, these numbers will only continue to increase. Humanitarian and religious organizations globally must step up their efforts to support the Sudanese people and bring a peaceful resolution to this conflict.

      As thousands of Sudanese people flee hundreds of miles from Khartoum to reach the eastern port, hoping to ride a ship which will take them to safety, while others take treacherous journeys towards Chad, Southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Libya, many are still trapped in the conflict area. Continuous shelling combined with shortages of food, drinking water, and medicine among other essential materials have left the people of the Republic of Sudan in a state of complete disarray.

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      Will the US-Backed War in Yemen Ever End?

      After eight years of continuous war, war crimes by all parties, and the Saudi blockade, Yemen still qualifies as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis

      Arwa Mokdad
      Mar 28, 2023

      This past Saturday marked the eighth anniversary of the launch of Operation Decisive Storm, the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen.

      With intelligence and logistical support from the U.S., UK, France and a few other Arab states, the Saudis conducted an indiscriminate air campaign beginning on March 26, 2015, targeting hospitals, schools, and food production sites, as well as a blockade on their southern neighbor.

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