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UN envoy no longer welcome in Sudan as both sides agree to brief cease-fireSudanese authorities say UN envoy Volker Pethes is no longer welcome in the country, after being a key mediator in Sudan's brutal conflict.PoliticsJun 9
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UN Security Council urges immediate Sudan ceasefire, renewed transition talksThe U.N.’s most powerful body strongly condemned all attacks on civilians since fighting between rival generals vying for power broke out in mid-April.WorldJun 2
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Sudan conflict has displaced 1.3M people, UN saysThe conflict has pushed the East African country to near collapse, with urban areas in the capital, Khartoum, and its neighboring city of Omdurman turning into battlegrounds.WorldMay 24
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Sudan’s UN envoy urges warring generals to honour 7-day ceasefireThe envoy told the U.N. Security Council that the conflict, which began April 15, has shown no signs of slowing down despite six previous declarations of cease-fires by both sides.WorldMay 22
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Refugee family in ‘limbo’ as Sudan war prevents arrival in HalifaxA mother of three children currently in a refugee camp who was supposed to be moving to Halifax is now stranded due to the ongoing war in Sudan.CanadaMay 12
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Sudan crisis: Warring generals fight on after failing to reach truceMediators pushed the sides to sign the declaration of principles on civilian protections in order to reduce tensions because of continuing disagreement on a wider ceasefire.WorldMay 12
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Sudan’s warring forces agree to protections for civilians, but no ceasefireSudan's army and rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces signed a declaration that they would work towards a short-term ceasefire in further discussions in Jeddah.WorldMay 11
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Canada speeding rollout of $71M in aid for Sudan, region as violence continuesFunds will flow through agencies of the United Nations and the Red Cross, as well as non-governmental organizations, to provide basic food, water and health services.WorldMay 3
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Sudan crisis: Air strikes shake capital city after more truce pledgesThe conflict has created a humanitarian crisis, with about 100,000 people forced to flee with little food or water to neighboring countries, the United Nations said.WorldMay 3
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Sudan crisis: More than 100K flee war-torn nation amid crumbling ceasefiresForeign countries have carried out their own evacuation effort, with an airlift from outside the capital and long road convoys to Port Sudan where ships have ferried them abroad.WorldMay 2
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