US nurse reunited with Darfur boy she saved
- 26-Aug-2019
At the height of Sudan's Darfur war in 2004 -- then the world's worst conflict -- an American nurse tended to a baby injured in the leg.
UN approves $600 mn budget cut to peacekeeping
- 01-Jul-2017
NEW YORK: The United Nations on Friday approved a nearly $600 million cut to its peacekeeping budget following pressure from the United States to reduce funding to the world body. The General Assembly approved by consensus the annual budget expected to total $7.3 billion, down from the current $7.87 billion spent on peace missions worldwide. […]
Sudan accused of using chemical weapons in Darfur
- 29-Sep-2016
UNITED NATIONS: Rights group Amnesty International on Thursday accused Sudanese government forces of killing scores of civilians, including many children, in suspected chemical weapons attacks in a mountainous area of war-torn Darfur.