Our team facilitated today the evacuation of more than 280 children and 70 caretakers from the Maygoma Orphanage to a safer location outside the capital.
They spent incredibly difficult moments while fighting has been raging, without access to proper healthcare.
UPDATE: Our first cargo containing 8 tonnes of emergency medical items has just arrived in Port
#Sudan
.
These will provide crucial support to hospitals and the Sudanese Red Crescent which provide medical care to people wounded in the fighting.
More 👉
Today, we successfully carried out the evacuation of 10 children between 5 and 10 months old from a charity organization for orphans in Khartoum.
We are relieved to see these extremely vulnerable children brought to safety in Wad Madani.
نقدم الدعم لمتطوعي الهلال الأحمر السوداني لاستعادة الرفات البشرية في #الخرطوم للتعرف عليها ودفنها بشكل لائق.
إن توفير الضمانات الأمنية شرط أساسي لتسهيل حدوث هذا النشاط.
نحث على تسهيل وصول المساعدات الإنسانية بدون عوائق لمساعدة جميع المتضررين في #السودان
Today, as a neutral intermediary, we facilitated the release of 94 detainee members of SAF, reuniting them with their families in Zaleingei,
#Darfur
.
We don't negotiate or influence the decision on who is released and when. This decision is taken by the parties to the conflict.
In Khartoum, we have facilitated safe access for the workers of the Electricity Company to repair the power lines that connect the substations and stations to Bahri water treatment plant.
Everyone has to protect the infrastructures that are essential to the survival of civilians.
Yesterday, we provided medical assistance to Alban Jadeed Hospital to treat those wounded.
Together with the Sudanese Red Crescent, we expect to support more hospitals in coming days if the situation allows.
The humanitarian needs are immense, especially in the medical sector.
Today, in Al Geneina, West Darfur, we facilitated the release of 64 children following a request from RSF. We reunited them with their families in Ardamatta.
The ICRC extends its neutral intermediary services to all parties to the conflict to facilitate releases of detainees.
Our engineers were at Bahri water treatment plant (WTP) yesterday. Together with the engineers of Khartoum Water Authority and the Electricity company, they did a technical assessment.
Before the conflict, Bahri WTP was covering the needs of more than 1,5 million people.
فقدت حليمة ذات ال 14 عامًا قدمها وهي في الرابعة جراء إنفجار لغم عليها في جنوب كردفان # السودان. لم تستطع الذهاب إلى المدرسة بدون معين حركي، في مارس وفي أحد المراكز التي تدعمها اللجنة الدولية ، تلقت عصي المشي الأولى وفي أبريل بدأت تتلقي خدمات إعادة التأهيل وحصلت على طرف صناعي.
The ICRC continues its humanitarian efforts in
#Sudan
to help sick and wounded people affected by the ongoing conflict.
Today, the ICRC donated essential medical supplies to Bawaris Military Hospital in Port Sudan.
These children had spent incredibly difficult moments in an area where the conflict has been raging for the past 6 weeks without access to proper healthcare, an especially hard situation for children with special needs.
Knowing they are safe is our highlight of the week.
#Sudan
First joint
#ICRC
-
@MSF
humanitarian aid flight landed in Khartoum with staff to support efforts against
#COVID19
. Facilitating access for personnel and supplies benefits everyone who is sick. Thanking all concerned authorities for making it possible.
A story of lives disrupted in search for safety. A story of strength and resilience amidst conflict.
This is the reality for tens of thousands of Sudanese people.
Our colleague, Ahmed shares his story of the initial days of the fighting 👇🏾
In time of conflict it is often the most vulnerable who bear the brunt. In
#Sudan
, we successfully evacuated more than 280 children and over 70 caretakers from Maygoma orphanage in Khartoum.
Today, we facilitated the release of 30 children following a request from SAF. We played the crucial role of neutral intermediary, organizing the safe transportation of the children from Khartoum to Wad Madani where the children are now under the care of Ministry of Social Dvlpt.
We are providing support to
@SRCS_SD
volunteers in recovering human remains in
#Khartoum
for identification and proper burial.
Security guarantees are crucial in facilitating this activity. We urge for unimpeded
#HumanitarianAccess
to help all affected people in
#Sudan
.
يفقد الرعاة ماشيتهم بسبب النزاعات مما يؤدي الي فقدانهم لمصدر دخلهم. في كبكابية ب#شمال دارفور قامت
@ICRC
بتدريب 35 من الأسر التي تاثرت بالنزاع علي صناعة الجبن باستخدام فائض الحليب الذي يتم انتاجه خلال هذه الفترة من السنة عندما يزيد المطر من نمو المراعي وذلك لتحسين دخلهم.
هل فقدت الاتصال بعائلتك بسبب أزمة إنسانية، مثل نزاع أو كارثة طبيعية أو الهجرة؟
نستطيع مساعدتك.
خدماتنا مجانية، وكل المعلومات التي تقدمها ستحاط بإطار من السرية.
Restoring Family Links - home ()
In our role as neutral intermediary and following a request by the parties to the conflict in
#Sudan
, today we facilitated the release of six members of the Sudanese Armed Forces held by the Rapid Support Forces.
We transported the released persons from Khartoum to Wad Madani.
🚨 THREAD: Update from
#Sudan
Today, our team in Sudan was transferring wounded soldiers to a hospital following the request from both parties to the conflict.
Despite the security guarantees obtained from both parties prior to the transfer, the ceasefire was not respected.
1. First external medical assistance to the victims of serious fighting in Al-Geneina
#Darfur
.
@ICRC
Sudan reached the embattled town by chartered helicopter, with medical material for Al-Geneina Teaching Hospital and Alnaseem Clinic, enough to treat 200 seriously injured.
نود مشاركتكم بخبر سار،عادت طائرة الصليب الاحمر للتحليق في سماء السودان لدعم التوسع في انشطة
@ICRC
الميدانية بالبلاد. سيستفيد بعض الشركاء كاطباء بلا حدود وجمعية الهلال الاحمر السوداني من رحلات الطائرة Dash 8 المتواجدة بالخرطوم والتي ستسير رحلاتها الي سبع من ولايات السودان
We facilitated the safe access for the Electricity Company team last week to
#Khartoum
, after getting security guarantees from warring parties.
Our colleague Hammam gives more information on the matter.
The people of Sudan have suffered enough. The time has come to guarantee a neutral, impartial humanitarian environment, and to provide aid that will truly meet people’s needs.
Read the statement from our Regional Director for Africa
@PYoussefICRC
👇
On Eid al- Fitr,
@PYoussefICRC
, our regional director for Africa, shares a special message for people in
#Sudan
going through incredibly difficult moments.
Following the current situation in Sudan, we call on all parties for restraint. We call on them to respect their obligations under international humanitarian law (IHL).
Armed conflicts, as well as natural disasters and migration, often disrupt the means of communication and split up countless families.
In 2023, together with
@SRCS_SD
we facilitated over 66,500 phone calls between separated family members.
وأخيرا نجحنا! بعد 10 أيام على الطريق تعطلت خلالها الشاحنات وعلقت في الوحل استأجرنا الجرارات وتمكنت فرقنا من الوصول إلى #الكرمك و #دندرو في #النيل_الأزرق لتوزيع البذور والمواد الغذائية للعائدين والمجتمعات المضيفة المتأثرة بسنوات النزاع وعددهم 1,421 وفي ازدياد
في أوقات النزاع، يتحمل الأفراد الأكثر ضعفًا التبعات الأشد!
شاركت اللجنة الدولية للصليب الأحمر في إجلاء 280 طفلًا و70 مقدم رعاية من دار أيتام في #الخرطوم تضرر بسبب القتال المشتعل إلى مكان آمن خارج العاصمة السودانية.
Two months into
#Sudan
's conflict, fighting has taken a disastrous toll on civilians and civilian infrastructure.
Many people have had to go weeks without access to basic necessities. Here is how we are responding to the humanitarian crisis.
The escalation of fighting in
#Sudan
came on top of years of fighting, instability, and economic turmoil.
- Prices of staple goods are up by over 150%
- Farmers have lost their crops in climate shocks
- Millions of Sudanese are unable to meet their basic needs.
بعثة اللجنة الدولية للصليب الأحمر في #الخرطوم سعيدة بتكريم الفائزين في المسابقة البحثية الأولى لطلاب كليات الحقوق في السودان حول القانون الدولي الإنساني.
1- سارية مأمون مبارك
2- محمود عبد الرحيم أحمد
3- محمد مصطفى محمد
#الصليب_الأحمر
#ICRC
We are deeply concerned about the safety of civilians in
#Sudan
as the ongoing clashes continue in densely populated areas, putting civilians at risk.
We call on all parties to respect their obligations according to the International Humanitarian Law
#IHL
One year since the outbreak of the conflict in
#Sudan
, our head of delegation confirms the ICRC commitment to protect and assist those affected by the conflict, emphasizing respect of IHL and need for humanitarian access.
It is
#WorldRedCrossRedCrescentDay
!
Today we celebrate the bravery, dedication, and selflessness of all
@SDCS_SD
volunteers and staff as well as our own. They have been on the ground helping those affected by the conflict in Sudan, amid difficult circumstances.
#FromTheHeart
Our team in Al Fashir, together with
@SRCS_SD
, has started a community kitchen, where we will provide food for 3,000 displaced people.
The kitchen will serve two meals per day until the end of this month to address the needs of the most vulnerable communities.
We have supported the Water Authority in
#Kassala
by providing two centrifuges and two control panels.
.
This will help the authority meet the growing demands for water supply, benefiting both the population and displaced communities affected by the conflict.
As the conflict in
#Sudan
approaches one month, we welcome the commitment by all parties to adhere to the International Humanitarian Law in the Jeddah declaration.
Transforming this pledge into concrete actions on the ground is urgently needed.
We wish every family that has lost a loved one the same smile when it hears that they are alive, just like this family whose members we reunited this week through the Restoring Family Links Program after losing contact nearly two years ago.
In cooperation with Al-Gezira State Ministry of Health, we donated essential medical supplies to the Trauma Hospital in Wad Madani.
The donation includes external fixators for bone repair and several other surgical instruments that are much needed.
Forced to flee
#Sudan
due to the conflict, tens of thousands of people are seeking safety in neighboring countries which were already affected by conflict and violence.
This is creating a complicated humanitarian situation. Learn more here 👉🏽
بدأت فرقنا
@ICRC
توزيع البذور لعدد 8000 أسرة بولاية النيل الأزرق #السودان، يعيشون في مناطق نائية تاثرت بالنزاع. ومن خلال هذه المساعدات سيصبحون قادرين علي إنتاج الخضروات والمحاصيل الاخري. كما سيتلقون مواد غذائية لحماية البذور من استهلاكها كغذاء
Following a request from the parties to the conflict in
#Sudan
for us to act in our role as a neutral intermediary, we facilitated today the release of 64 detainees belonging to the SAF held by the RSF.
Newsrelease👇
Conflict in
#Sudan
has severely impacted hospitals' ability to provide medical aid.
To help, we supported Abdulsalam Health Centre in
#Al
-Fashir and the North
#Darfur
health ministry by providing medical supplies to treat the wounded.
More than a month into the conflict in
#Sudan
, civilians are trapped in cities, facing dire circumstances.
It is critical that both parties adhere to the principles of the International Humanitarian Law, and facilitate much needed humanitarian efforts.
لتقديم المساعدة لسلطات الثروة الحيوانية في ولاية النيل الأزرق .انتهى فريقنا من تحصين 75٪ من العدد المستهدف البالغ 100،000 رأس من الماشية-
#السودان
#Sudan
#ICRC
في عيد الفطر، يوجه باتريك يوسف
@PYoussefICRC
، المدير الإقليميّ لأفريقيا في اللجنة الدولية، رسالة خاصة لسكان #السودان الذين يواجهون الآن وقتًا عصيبًا للغاية.
In cooperation with
@SRCS_SD
, the ICRC has distributed in Al-Fashir, north
#Darfur
, essential household items including blankets, sleeping mats, and hygiene kits to around 4,800 displaced people who fled from Nyala due to the conflict.
1.The
@ICRC
is extremely worried by the increasing human cost of the fighting in Al-Geneina
#Sudan
. Dozens have been killed and many more have been wounded while others have fled their homes. Also lack of access to water and soon a shortage of food is a concern
When cities become battlefields, civilians pay the highest price. The Rules of War oblige parties to conflict to take measures to protect civilians.
Here is how this is possible 👇🏽
لتأمين دخل آلاف العائلات، في ميرشنج والملم# جنوب دارفور، اطلقت وزارة الثروة الحيوانية حملة لتطعيم الحيوانات وقدمت # ICRC الدعم عبر الدورات التدريبية للقائمين علي التحصين وتوفير اللقاحات وغيرها لحماية 250 ألف راس من البقر والاغنام والجمال من الامراض
Yesterday, we facilitated the release of 125 detainees at the request of parties to the conflict in
#Sudan
.
We stand ready to play our role as neutral intermediaries whenever called upon to do so.
The ICRC is providing support to the Prison and Reform Directorate in
#Sudan
, to help raise awareness about good hygiene practice inside prisons, by distributing soap, washing stations and posters.
#COVID19
#coronavirus
في مدينة الجنينة ، # غرب دارفور ، تلقت 2800 عائلة نزحت بسبب الإشتباكات الأخيرة بطاقات هاتف محمول لتتمكن من الحصول على تحويلات نقدية من #اللجنة الدولية كدعم طوارئ . وصف السكان الوضع بأنه فظيع قائلين "لا نرى مخرجًا من هذه الأزمة”.
Is ICRC ready to facilitate further detainees’ release in Sudan?
Yes, we are ready to play our role as neutral intermediary to facilitate further detainees’ release based on explicit request and deal between parties to the conflict, so that many more can return to their families.
To improve the healthcare services in health facilities across
#Sudan
, we donated medications to cover the primary healthcare needs of 10,000 people in 2023.
For the population in remote areas, it is difficult to access medical care. For the ICRC, reaching them is our priority. Look at our team riding out to conduct a training session on first aid in "Torongtonga" area in South "Jebel Marra" in South Darfur at the end of September.
Some 8,976 persons affected by floods in AlGazira state have received clothes, blankets, kitchen utensils, jerrycans etc. from
#SRCS
in a relief operation supported by
#ICRC
to mitigate their losses as part of the continued support provided to persons affected by the disaster.
In
#Sudan
, the cost of living has skyrocketed since April 2023. The price of a food basket has increased by 60%, leaving around 20 million people facing acute food insecurity.
As a neutral intermediary, we facilitate the release of persons detained in relation to the conflict, upon request by the parties.
Learn more about our neutral intermediary role 👇
A month since violence outbreak in
#Sudan
, thousands have been injured, infrastructure has been destroyed leaving hospitals struggling and running low on supplies.
Unfettered humanitarian access is critical to assist those in need.
In response to the basic needs of thousands of displaced people in
#Sudan
, we distributed last year together with
@SRCS_SD
food assistance to more than 42,000 people across the country.
Over 5000 people have been injured since fighting broke out in
#Sudan
. Yet, only 20% of health facilities in Khartoum are still functioning.
We have donated vital surgical supplies to be distributed in hospitals for patients in need of medical assistance.
إن استخدام الألغام في الماضي خلال النزاعات تسبب في أن يعيش الكثير من السودانيين مع الأطراف الصناعية. نحن في اللجنة الدولية للصليب الأحمر ندعم 6 مراكز إعادة تأهيل في #السودان في #الروصيرص و #الدمازين وغيرها حيق نوفر الدعم الفني لإنتاج الأطراف الصناعية.
Our team in North Darfur has provided essential items to more than 9,000 displaced people. They have received items such tarps, mosquito nets, blankets, jerry cans, buckets, sleeping mats, clothes, kitchen sets, and hygiene kits for women.
We have trained 38
@SRCS_SD
volunteers from Bahri and Omdurman on the management of the dead.
The training aims at building the capacity to manage human remains with respect and dignity, and to maximize the future identification of dead bodies by competent authorities.
The fighting over the past 11 days in
#Sudan
has only exacerbated the growing humanitarian needs in the country, as our spokesperson Germain Mwehu tells
@SkyNews
.
في منطقة النيل الأزرق ، أكملنا توفير البذور والأدوات والمواد الغذائية والنقد لحوالي 8 آلاف أسرة متضررة من النزاع ، لمساعدتهم على استعادة أمنهم الغذائي.
يمكن أن يساعدهم هذا النوع من المساعدة السريعة والمرنة في التغلب على أزماتهم وإعادة بناء سبل عيشهم.
هل تعلمون لماذا نحتفل اليوم باليوم العالمي للصليب الأحمر والهلال الأحمر؟
لأنه في مثل هذا اليوم من عام 1828 ، ولد هنري دونان، مؤسس اللجنة الدولية للصليب الأحمر
The wounded and first responders are protected by International Humanitarian Law.
We are calling on the parties in
#Sudan
to provide safe humanitarian space.
Lives depend on it.
When medical personnel and infrastructure are targeted, this is a double tragedy, because countless civilians are denied access to assistance, making them the first and often the only losers.
The ICRC together with its partner the SRCS will continue to respond to humanitarian needs, as it did in Golo, Jebel Marra when it distributed seeds and food assistance to over 18,000 families to help them plant crops.
#Sudan
#myfirstTweet
#Darfur
One year of conflict in Sudan is taking a devastating human toll. Over 8 million people have been displaced, and tens of thousands have been killed or wounded.
Read More 👇
The ICRC
#Sudan
regularly conducts IHL trainings for state and non-state armed carriers to raise awareness about the rules and principles of IHL.
From September to November 2023, we organized IHL sessions, trainings, and workshops for over 2500 members of the SAF in Kassala.
فقدان الامن الغذائي من اولي الخسائر التي تسببها النزاعات المسلحة ويمكن أن يستمر اثرها لفترات طويلة من الزمن. في نيرتتي بجبل مرة@ السودان، #تدعم اللجنة الدولية 7 آلاف أسرة تأثرت بالنزاعات السابقة بالبذور لإنتاج غذائها وإستعادة أمنها الغذائي
اللجنة الدولية للصليب الأحمر في #السودان 🇸🇩 منذ عام 1978، ندعوكم اليوم للاحتفال معنا في #اليوم_العالمي_للعمل_الإنساني
The ICRC in
#Sudan
🇸🇩 since 1978, we invite you to celebrate with us today in
#WorldHumanitarianDay
قمنا في الإسبوع الماضي بالجولة الأولي من سلسلة من الزيارات لمختلف المؤسسات والأحزاب وقادة المجتمع في مدينة الجنينة.
نريد أن نؤكد أنة يمكننا أن نقدم دعم إنساني أفضل للمجتمعات المحليه في الجنينة من خلال حوار محايد و التركيز فقط علي الإحتياجات الإنسانيه في غرب دارفور
We have completed the rehabilitation of the water treatment unit at Al-Manaqil Center for Kidney Diseases and Dialysis at Al-Manaqil Hospital, in Al Jazeera state
For patients with kidney failure, their survival depends on their ability to reach dialysis centers.
We have implemented a water supply initiative in Al-Jumeza, Gedaref State.
The project benefits 12,800 conflict-affected people and their livestock.
It includes a submersible pump, solar system, and pipelines for clean water access.
#Sudan
عرب عن قلقنا الشديد بشأن سلامة المدنيين في #السودان مع استمرار الاشتباكات في المناطق المكتظة بالسكان مما يعرض المدنيين للخطر.
ندعو جميع الأطراف إلى احترام التزاماتهم وفقًا للقانون الدولي الإنساني .