Manama: His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received a cable of thanks from Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of Sudan General Abdelfattah Al-Burhan Abdelrahman Al-Burhan in reply to his cable of condolences on the victims of the f…
Foreword by the Humanitarian CoordinatorThis is a year of transformation for Sudan, offering hope and optimism to millions of people. Their determination, resilience and sacrifice ushered in a new chapter in the country after eight months of protests. …
KHARTOUM/JUBA For the first time since 2011, education supplies reached Kauda in South Kordofan. Through collaboration between UNICEF and WFP in Sudan and in neighboring South Sudan, 800 children can recommence learning. The supplies, including school-…
Manama: His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister received a cable of thanks from the Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council, General Abdel Fattah Al-Bur…
Manama: His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa has received a cable of thanks from the Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, over the victims of the Khartoum factory incide…
Manama: Chairman of the Shura Council, Ali bin Saleh Al-Saleh, today sent a cable of condolences to his Oman’s Consultative Assembly counterpart, Khalid Al Maawali, following the sad demise of HM Sultan Qaboos bin Said. Al-Saleh paid tribute to the lat…
Manama: Speaker of the Council of Representatives, Fawzia bint Abdulla Zainal, today sent cables of condolences to the Chairmen of Oman’s Consultative Assembly, Khalid Al Maawali, and Council of State of Oman, Yahya bin Mahfoudh al-Mantheri, following …
Camp opened in 199319.4 liters of water distributed per person per dayRefugee Central Committee in place to address multi-sectorial issues66% Of the population is under the age of 18All refugees Individually registered with ration cardsEducation: ECCDs…
Weekly Overview? Lasu and Tokori FMPs remain temporarily inactive due to security concerns. DTM continues to operate 22 additional EVD-dedicated FMPs on the borders with DRC, Uganda and CAR, of which six are operated in cooperation with DTM Uganda on t…
BackgroundThe Logistics Cluster facilitates the coordination of the logistics response in support of the humanitarian community. Furthermore, it provides information management products to improve the decision making of humanitarian organisations in So…
(KHARTOUM, Sudan): The Executive Secretary of the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, was in Khartoum on Jan. 8 and 9 to meet with the highest authorities of the Republic of Sudan that are holding the Chairpersonshi…
Khartoum, Sudan The UN World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director, David Beasley, accompanied by the Prime Minister of Sudan, Abdalla Hamdok, today visited Kauda in the Nuba Mountains region of South Kordofan, marking a new milestone in the gradual…
In the third quarter (July to September) of 2019, Inter Agency Cash Working Group (IA � CWG) partners reported the transfer of US$ 4.0million of both Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) to 137,000 households (827,000 individuals) in South Sudan. Seventy …
Manama: The Deputy King, His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, today received the Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Shaikh Khaled bin Ahmed bin Mohamed Al Khalifa, at Gudaibiya Palace. During the meeting, HRH the Deputy King …
Manama: The Deputy King, His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, today received the Minister of Housing, HE Basim Bin Yacob Alhamer, at Gudaibiya Palace to review the development of housing projects across the Kingdom’s Governorates. Dur…
Sudanese musicians who were banned by the government of ousted president Omar al-Bashir have returned to Sudan to play at a series of New Year concerts � in a move seen as symbolic of the changes that have taken place in the country. The Sudanese arti…
SummaryThe GBV Sub-Cluster Strategy is to be implemented over a three-year period (2019-2021 ) with annual flexible workplans in an environment characterized by mobile population groups, irregular and small-scale service delivery, and with severe human…
The U.S. government has imposed sanctions on South Sudan’s First Vice President Taban Deng Gai, accusing him of serious human rights abuses and trying to derail the country’s peace process. In a statement Wednesday, the Treasury Department’s Office of…
Highlights An estimated 490,000 children are still at risk from the impact of flooding that washed away crops, destroyed homes and contaminated water supplies. UNICEF has appealed for US$ 10 million to meet the urgent humanitarian needs of children and…
Manama: Deputy Prime Minister, His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, received the newly-appointed Bahraini Ambassador to Kuwait, Salah Ali Maliki, at the Gudaibiya Palace today. The deputy premier congratulated Ambassador Al-Maliki on hi…
Manama: Deputy Prime Minister, His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, received the newly-appointed Bahraini Ambassador to Egypt, Hisham bin Mohammed Al-Jowdar, at the Gudaibiya Palace today. The deputy premier congratulated Al-Jowdar on h…
Manama: Deputy Prime Minister, His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, received Saudi Ambassador to Bahrain, HRH Prince Sultan bin Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, at the Gudaibiya Palace today. The deputy premier welcomed the appointment of H…
Context of the CrisisAfter a year of civil unrest and political change, humanitarian needs continue to rise. Some 9.3 million people � 23 per cent of the population � will need humanitarian assistance in 2020. The transitional government is prioritizin…
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced today the appointment of Daniela Kroslak of Germany as the Deputy Head for the United Nations Mission to support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA).Ms. Kroslak brings to the position a wealth of e…
Source: Biometric registration (BMR) figures represent an accurate number of people in the POC sites at the time the exercise was conducted. Therefore, it only provides a specific time snapshot and omits people who may have been out of the POC sites at…
Manama: His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, today chaired the weekly Cabinet meeting at Gudaibiya Palace.Following the meeting, the Cabinet Secretary-General…
Manama: His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander, and First Deputy Prime Minister, today received the Council of Representatives Speaker, HE Fawzia bint Abdullah Zainal, the Shura Council Chairman, H…
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres:The Secretary-General condemns the violent intercommunal clashes that have taken place around El Geneina in West Darfur, Sudan. He stresses the importa…
Manama: The Arabian Gulf University (AGU) has signed a collaboration agreement with Leipzig University, in Germany. Students enrolled in the PhD Program in Innovation Management at AGU have received Professional Innovation Manager certificate from Leip…
The Governing Board of the International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation (IILM) has appointed His Excellency Dr. Mohammad Y. Al Hashel, the Governor and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Kuwait, as its Chairman for year…
