Sudan

Umtoma and classmates attending a literacy class. [Copyright: WFP/Amor Almagro]

Education And An Income For Women In North Darfur

Umtoma Ahmad Mohammed is a Sudanese mother of five who married young and spent much of her life caring for her children. Umtoma has not spent a day in primary school. Now, she and her 15-year-old daughter are learning how to read and write. The two women are also learning how to make fuel-efficient stoves and fuel fire briquettes as well as gardening.

The Daily Star (Lebanon) / AFP
'Real peace' elusive in Sudan's...
The New York Times
Sudan Launches Major Dam to Boost Agricultural...
VOA
South Sudan's Aid Workers Concerned About...
AFP
Not too late for aid to Sudan war zone: WFP boss
The New York Times / AP
UN: Sudan Refugees Suffering Without Adequate Aid
The New York Times
New Wave of ‘Lost Boys’ Flee Sudan’s Lingering War
The New York Times
New Wave of ‘Lost Boys’ Flee Sudan’s Lingering War
The New York Times / Reuters
Refugees Accuse Sudan of Scorched-Earth Offensive
VOA
Aid Agencies Fear for Survival of Sudan’s Blue...
IRIN
Sudan: Thousands still stranded despite airlifts

Overview

With its southern region now an independent country on its own, Sudan will continue to face humanitarian challenges due to ongoing conflict and insecurity in its western region of Darfur and an escalation of conflict in the Abyei area and the state of South Kordofan.

SOUTH SUDAN

On 9 July the southern part of Sudan officially declared its independence from North Sudan and become the world’s 196th country. Go to South Sudan country page

__________________

WFP in Arabic

If you read Arabic you may wish to visit our website in Arabic

Latest Videos/Galleries