Armed men are raping and sexually assaulting children as young as one during Sudan's civil war, says the UN children's agency, Unicef. So traumatised are the survivors that some say they have attempted to end their lives. Mass sexual violence has been widely documented as a weapon of war in the country's nearly two-year conflict.

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, at war with Sudan's army since April 2023, signed the charter last month with its allies to establish a "government of peace and unity" in RSF-held areas.

Such move further escalates 'the conflict in the Sudan deepens the fragmentation of the country and risks further entrenching the crisis,' says spokesperson - Anadolu Ajansı

Sudan’s envoy, Al-Harith Idriss al-Harith Mohamed, criticized Kenya for allowing the signing of the RSF’s charter in its country, saying the agreement seeks to dismantle his country.

The RSF has taken a step closer to acting on plans announced in Kenya in late February to set up a parallel government.. On Tuesday the paramilitary and allied group set out a transitional constitution.

Sudan alleges UAE enabled 'genocide, murder, theft of property, rape, forcible displacement, trespassing, vandalism of public properties, and violation of human rights’ by supporting Rapid Support For

UNITED NATIONS/CAIRO (Reuters) - The United Nations World Food Programme has temporarily stopped distributing food aid in a famine-struck camp for displaced people in Sudan's North Darfur amid escalating violence, warning that thousands of families could starve in the coming weeks.

“More than 12 million people displaced, including 3.4 million who have fled across Sudan’s borders. More than half of the country – 24.6 million people – experiencing acute hunger,” OCHA Director of Operations and Advocacy, Edem Wosornu, told the Council