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Children as young as infants are victims of rape in war-torn Sudan, highlighting the urgent need for intervention and accountability. Learn more about the ...

The U.N. children’s agency says children in conflict-ravaged Sudan as young as a year old have been raped since the beginning of 2024 and that sexual violence is being used as a tactic of war

‘There was a waiver for Ebola, but USAID funds have never been back online,’ a current official said

About 19 million children under 5 around the world suffer from severe acute malnutrition every year. This life-threatening condition kills 400,000 of them – that’s one child every 10 seconds.

Reduction to 0.3% of gross national income in order to fund defence spending has been decried as a ‘move to appease Trump’

As fighting continues in South Kivu between M23 rebels and Congolese forces in the eastern regions bordering Rwanda, uncertainty surrounding the future of the Democratic Republic of Congo grows. This week, we discuss how the African Union can assist with a International Crisis Group expert and address humanitarian risks with…

Sarah had survived famine, multiple wars and years of displacement in Sudan's Zamzam camp and never considered fleeing, until a paramilitary attack turned the site into a "killing field".

UN agency says children as young as 12 are also being enlisted or coerced to join the fighting by armed groups.

An aid agency is receiving ‘horrific reports’ of violence against children