the history of sudan, the conflict is coming to khartoum and khartoum is now also facing food insecuritydbaskets, and the other one is darfur, so if the situation is not arrested, we would have famine and genocide going on at the same time in sudan. now, a un—backed report says action is needed to prevent widespread death and total collapse of livelihoods, and avert a catastrophic hunger in sudan, what do you think it would take to bring relief to people in sudan and what prospects are there for negotiation between sudan's government and the rapid support forces? we need to understand that access of humanitarian aid is not contingent on the ceasefire, the parties to the conflict need to understand that, because we've seen conflict go on around the world but access is allowed by parties, because it is their obligation to do that, but to your question, the parties need to allow the aid to come in across the border, that can be delivered, it was done a couple of decades ago when sudan and south sudan were fighting and many lives were saved, at the same time aid across the lines, meaning som

zubaida's husband is fighting in khartoum with the army. she hasn't heard from him for two months.tarian disaster the world doesn't know is happening. starving children getting a little help they can. —— what little help. this woman has lost all hope, struggling to keep her three—year—old daughter alive. she could barely tell us the rsf stole her home, stole her life. families clinging on for survival, but it could get a lot worse. and to hear more of our powerful reporting on the sudan civil war, you can listen to the latest episode of the global story podcast with lyse doucet. this is bbc news. let's turn to gaza now — where dozens more palestinians have been killed in raids and airstrikes. with the latest, our correspondent anna foster is in eastjerusalem. hello team again. can you bring us up—to—date with the latest? hello team again. can you bring us up-to-date with the latest?- up-to-date with the latest? hello. let's have a _ up-to-date with the latest? hello. let's have a look— up-to-date with the latest? hello. let's have a look at _ up-to-date with the latest? hello. let'

her husband is fighting in khartoum. - pain, i'm so tired. her husband is fighting in khartoum.sn't heard from him and two months. this clinic feels like a humanitarian disaster that the world doesn't know about. serving children getting what little help they can. —— starving children. we meet this woman, who has lost all hope, struggling to keep her three—year—old daughter alive. translation: she three-year-old daughter alive. translation:— three-year-old daughter alive. translation: she could barely tell us. families clean on for survival, but it could get a lot worse. where facing displacement, hunger and disease outbreaks, and that's putting sudan on the brink of famine. in the world has been disrupted, with other suffering. but has been disrupted, with other sufferinu. �* , ., ., suffering. but the plea from here is clear _ suffering. but the plea from here is clear - _ suffering. but the plea from here is clear - the _ suffering. but the plea from here is clear - the world - suffering. but the plea from here is clear - the world is i here is clear — the world is being urge

the reason why khartoum is so critical, even though sudan has had conflicts, and there wasn't famine,ub for transportation and processing of food, but now because for the first time in the history of sudan, the conflict is coming to khartoum and it is now also facing food insecurity. it is one of the county's breadbaskets, and the other one is darfur, if the situation is not arrested, we would have famine and genocide going on at the same time incident. now, a un—backed report says action is needed to prevent widespread death and total collapse of livelihoods and avert a catastrophic event in sudan, what do you think it would take to bring relief to people in sudan and what prospects are there for negotiation between sudan's government and the rapid support forces? we need to understand that access of that access of humanitarian aid is not contingent on the ceasefire, that the parties to the conflict need to understand, because we have seen conflict go on around the world but access is allowed by parties because it is their obligation to do that, but to your question, the parties need

zubaida's husband is fighting in khartoum with the army. she hasn't heard from him for two months.ne of a humanitarian disaster the world doesn't know is happening. starving children getting a little help they can. we meet a woman who has lost all hope, struggling to keep her three—year—old daughter alive. she could barely tell us the rsf stole her home, stole her life. families clinging on for survival, but it could get a lot worse. so we're facing right now a lethal combination of displacement, mass displacement, hunger and disease outbreaks, and that's putting sudan on the brink of famine. the world has been distracted with other wars, other suffering, but the appeal from here is clear: the world is being urged not to forget sudan. feras killani, bbc news, sudan. let's speak to mukesh kapila, the former un co—ordinator for sudan whilst the genocide in darfur was being conducted. it's hard watching that report from feras killani, very clearly saying that this is the war the world has forgotten. take us through the beginnings of how the situation has deteriorated since april last

feras kilani has been to the front lines near the capital khartoum and sent this exclusive report.line of a war the world has forgotten. sudanese army troops, celebrating success as they push towards the capital. a fragile victory over their rivals, the rapid support forces. this market used to be the life of the city. now look at it. normal life here, destroyed. we heard stories of rape, looting and indiscriminate violence at the hands of the rsf. this war is taking everything from people. millions across the country have had to leave their lives behind. few have stayed. 64—year—old mukhtar took us to see what used to be a town square, now a makeshift graveyard. translation: there are 150 people here. | i knew many of them. mohammed, abdullah, jalal. .. there's just me left. a moment to remember their names. for many, a grave is only a number. the un says both sides face accusations of horrific abuses, even war crimes, claims both deny. the army was keen to show us the damage they say was inflicted to the city and its people by the rsf. they tightly controlled what we saw and wher

fighting erupted in khartoum mid—april last year after two men who once took control of the country in sharing agreement fell out. general abdel—fattah al—burhan, the commander of the sudanese armed forces, is at odds with the head of the powerful paramilitary group rsf, general mohammed hamdan dagalo. within sudan also lies another humanitarian crisis. in the western region of darfur, where black african and arab communities have long been at loggerheads, witnesses accused the rsf of targeting and killing non—arabs, resulting in reports of hundreds of deaths. the un now reports that with 8.1 million people forcibly displaced, and tens of thousands killed, there are warnings of growing hunger. the rsf has repeatedly denied any involvement in the violence in the region and has called for an independent international investigation. the un security council has called for a ceasefire in sudan to coincide with the muslim holy month of ramadan, but an agreement is unlikely. bbc arabic�*s feras kilani has been given rare access with the sudanese army, to the frontline city of 0mdurmarn, close

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zubaida's husband is fighting in khartoum with the army. she hasn't heard from him for two months.rian disaster the world doesn't know is happening. starving children getting what little help they can. we meet a woman who has lost all hope, struggling to keep her three—year—old daughter alive. she could barely tell us the rsf stole her home, stole her life. families clinging on for survival, but it could get a lot worse. so we're facing right now a lethal combination of displacement, mass displacement, hunger and disease outbreaks, and that's putting sudan on the brink of famine. the world has been distracted with other wars, other suffering, but the appeal from here is clear — the world is being urged not to forget sudan. feras killani, bbc news, sudan. an investigation has reportedly begun at the clinic in london which treated the princess of wales over claims staff tried to access her private medical records. the daily mirror alleges at least one staff member at the london clinic in marylebone was involved. sarah campbell, our presenter and former royal correspondent, joins us n

, orfor around the capital city, khartoum, or for that matter, around the capital city, khartoum, orformany other places with intense ongoing conflict. h0??? in many other places with intense ongoing conflict.— ongoing conflict. how likely is a ceasefire? _ ongoing conflict. how likely is a ceasefire? i— ongoing conflict. how likely is a ceasefire? i know _ ongoing conflict. how likely is a ceasefire? i know the _ ongoing conflict. how likely is a ceasefire? i know the un - ongoing conflict. how likely is a l ceasefire? i know the un security council we mentioned earlier has been trying to get one. how difficult will that be?- been trying to get one. how difficult will that be? there has been unsuccessful— difficult will that be? there has been unsuccessful attempts - difficult will that be? there has been unsuccessful attempts at | been unsuccessful attempts at ceasefires in negotiations in riyadh, in saudi arabia, and in ethiopian, and in cairo. it seems like the parties are reckless beyond belief. it is more important to tear each other down and their own house down than to give thei

organize the evacuation of the remaining egyptian garrisons , general charles gordon was sent to khartoumhe had 700 soldiers at his disposal, but instead of withdrawing the egyptian troops, gordon began alone. belonged to lenin, who at that time was in exile to the st. petersburg union of the struggle for liberation he created working class. nine delegates gathered at the apartment of railway worker pavel rumyantsev. for the sake of secrecy, they set a festive table and arranged it as if it were the owner’s wife’s birthday. the significance of this congress is often underestimated. neither the program nor the charter were adopted, and soon the participants were completely captured and the entire movement was subjected to repression. nevertheless, that's exactly it. the congress realized the idea of ​​the unity of social democracy, gave the party a name and formulated its goals in the manifesto. it was said about the historical mission of the proletariat, the overthrow of the autocracy and the fight against capitalism and the bourgeoisie until the complete victory of socialism. the functio

the fighting erupted in the capital, khartoum in mid—april last year — after two men, who once took controlthe country in a power sharing agreement, fell out. general abdel—fattah al—burhan, the commander of the sudanese armed forces, is at odds with the head of the powerful paramilitary group rsf, general mohammed hamdan dagalo. within sudan, also lies another humanitarian crisis. in the western region of darfur, where black african and arab communities have long been at loggerheads, witnesses accused the rsf of targeting and killing non—arabs, resulting in reports of hundreds of deaths. the rsf has repeatedly denied any involvement in the violence in the region and has called for an independent international investigation. the un now reports that with 8.1 million people forcibly displaced, and tens of thousands killed there are warnings of growing hunger. the un security council has repeatedly called for a ceasefire in sudan. bbc arabic�*s feras kilani, has been given rare access with the sudanese army, to the front line city of omdurman, close to the capital khartoum. and sent us this re

the need for children in khartoum are massive but this is also true in darfur where i was last monthcross-border mission through chat. the scale and ended to do need for children across the country are simply staggering. sudan is now the world's largest displacement crisis. some of the most vulnerable children are in the hardest to reach places. amy: how is this remedied, alex de waal? nearly 230,000 children, pregnant mothers, and new mothers could die it is been predicted in the next months due to hunger. >> indeed, this is the largest sort of mass mortality crisis that we are facing in the world. the largest we have probably faced for many decades. certainly, the largest since i started working on this topic 40 years ago at the time of the ethiopian and sudanese famines that many will remember from the live aid concerts. how is it to be stopped? the two most immediate things are a ceasefire and the end to the destruction of what is necessary to sustain life and produce food in sudan. there doesn't seem to be much sign of that. there is not much pressure on the warring parties to c

radio crackles stations tune in and out reporter: some are being flown out from an airstrip near- khartoumbeen leaving the capital by road, - heading north. politics is not a very decent game. there's so much violence that you cannot just relax when you have interest in anybody who is in politics. i will be happy when it's all over. the election season, you mean? mm—hm. yes. because, for now... i don't... i'm not at ease with what's going on. definitely not. fora mother, no, i cannot relax. but the fact that yvonne wants to transform freetown makes me happy. because i have seen what she has done in the last four, five years, and i saw what she did for ebola. i've been scared for her life all along since ebola. i don't think her father wanted her to go into politics. but when yvonne says she wants to do something, nothing can stop her. she'sjust like that. it's her natural, natural instinct. i think it's god—given. or maybe you brought her up like that as well. - i wasn't going to say that. as mayor, our number—one priority is the environment. freetown is now considered, sadly, to be one of

march 13, 1884 the siege of khartoum began, and this led to one of the largest battles of the anglo-sudanesehad already captured egypt and now it was sudan, which was formally subordinate to the egyptian ruler. governor of the ottoman empire, but a magdist national liberation uprising led by muhammad ahmed, who declared himself the messiah or mahdi, was raging here. under the control of the mahdi. managed to break through to it, and after 320 days of siege, the mahdists launched an assault with swords, bows and spears against guns and cannons english. and yet there were many more mahdists. gordon died, and they created their caliphate, and 14 years later the british came with large forces, defeated the rebels and made sudan their colony. rader kipling spoke about these events and dedicated his novel “young winson churchel” to them. he was a soldier in the british army. correspondent on march 13, 1898 , the first congress of the russian social democratic labor party of the rsdlp, the same one that stood at the helm of the october revolution, opened in minsk. the initiative belonged to lenin,

on march 13 , 1884, the siege of khartoum began and this led to one of the largest battles of the anglo-sudanesesh had already captured egypt and now came the turn of sudan, which was formally subordinate to the egyptian ruler, the governor of the ottoman empire. but here the mahdis national liberation uprising was raging, led by muhammad ahmed, who declared himself. churchel, he was a war correspondent in the british army. on march 13, 1898 , the first congress of the russian the social democratic labor party of the rsdlp, the same one that stood at the helm of the october revolution. the initiative belonged to lenin, who at that time was in exile , the st. petersburg union of struggle for the liberation of the working class, which he created. nine delegates gathered in the apartment. the significance of this congress is often underestimated, neither programs nor statutes were adopted, soon the participants were completely captured, the entire movement was subjected to repression, nevertheless, it was this congress that realized the idea of ​​​​the unity of social democracy, gave the party a na

poorest — with a6 million people living on an average annual income of $750. fighting erupted in khartoum two men, who once took control of the country in a power sharing agreement, fell out. general abdel—fattah al—burhan, the commander of the sudanese armed forces, is at odds with the head of the powerful paramilitary group rsf, general mohammed hamdan dagalowithin sudan, also lies another humanitarian crisis. in the western region of darfur, where black african and arab communities have long been at loggerheads,

the fighting erupted in the capital, khartoum in mid—april last year — after two men, who once took control, the commander of the sudanese armed forces, is at odds with the head of the powerful paramilitary group rsf, general mohammed hamdan dagalo. within sudan, also lies another humanitarian crisis. in the western region of darfur, where black african

so they are battling on various fronts around the main city khartoum as well as the main city khartoumfacing one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.— crises in the world. and 'ust on the humanitarian * crises in the world. and 'ust on the humanitarian side, h crises in the world. and just on the humanitarian side, there _ crises in the world. and just on the humanitarian side, there was - crises in the world. and just on the humanitarian side, there was a - humanitarian side, there was a suggestion that more aid would be coming in through the border, what's happening with that? well. coming in through the border, what's happening with that?— happening with that? well, aid has been coming _ happening with that? well, aid has been coming into _ happening with that? well, aid has been coming into the _ happening with that? well, aid has been coming into the western - happening with that? well, aid has been coming into the western part| happening with that? well, aid has l been coming into the western part of sudan from neighbouring chad, which is also having its own problems, b

the fighting erupted in the capital khartoum in mid—april last year — after two men, who once took controlohammed hamdan dagalo. within sudan, also lies another humanitarian crisis. in the western region of darfur, where black african and arab communities have long been at loggerheads, witnesses accused the rsf of targeting and killing non—arabs, resulting in reports of hundreds of deaths. the rsf has repeatedly denied any involvement

rare access to the front lines with the sudanese army in the city of omdurman, close to the capital khartoum a living nightmare. aid agencies warn an entire generation is at risk. 300 families are crammed into this school here in port sudan. zubaida, a mother of eight, has leukaemia. she hasn't been able to get her medication since the war erupted last april. translation: my last pills finished _ three days before the war. from that moment on, i'm suffering. i'm in constant pain. i'm so tired. these classrooms should be full of children learning. instead, desperate people from across sudan are sheltering here for safety. but there are horror stories hidden here. five people have died of cholera and others are suffering from severe diseases. this clinic feels like a front line of a humanitarian disaster the world doesn't know is happening. starving children getting what little help they can. we need this woman, who has lost all hope, struggling to keep her three—year—old daughter alive. she could barely tell us the rsf stole her home, stole her life. and this is where her life was, in the cit

the fighting erupted in the capital, khartoum, in mid—april last year, after two men, who once took control out. and within sudan lies another humanitarian crisis. in the western region of darfur, where african and arab communities have long been at loggerheads. the rsf have repeatedly denied any involvement in the violence in the region and have called for an independent international investigation. the united nations says that with 8.1 million people forcibly displaced, and tens of thousands killed, it could trigger the world's largest hunger crisis. let's speak to bashair ahmed, who is the ceo of shabaka, who have been supporting the ongoing response to this crisis in sudan. thank you very much for being here on bbc news. our alarmed are you at the humanitarian situation on the ground? the humanitarian situation on the round? . ~' ,, , the humanitarian situation on the round? ., ~ i. , . the humanitarian situation on the round? ., ~ , . ., ground? thank you very much for havin: ground? thank you very much for having here- _ ground? thank you very much for having here. we _ ground? thank

and half of them are in powerfor in khartoum which are active conflict zones for our biggest challengeg these children who urgently need nutrition support. without which they will die or at a high risk of dying. so access is our biggest challenge. we need unhindered sustained access across the conflict lines as well as across the conflict lines as well as across the borders. secondly, we need to bring in as much supplies as possible. unicef in 2023 we managed to bring 15,000 metric tonnes of life—saving supplies, including for health and nutrition. we need much more. we need to deliver at speed. and for this we need funding, which is a massive constraint for us. in fact, unicef has applied for 40 million dollars for the famine prevention plan. finally, we need bureaucratic impact by authorities in relation to permanent crossline deliveries as well as there has been a telecommunication blackout in sudan all of february. this is hampering our humanitarian aid delivery. hampering our humanitarian aid delive . ., ., , , , delivery. there are lots stacking up u on delivery. there are lots s

killani, has gained rare access with the sudanese army, in the city of omdurman, close to the capital khartouma warning, you may find some of the details in his report upsetting. children in sudan are facing a living nightmare. aid agencies warn an entire generation is at risk. 300 families are crammed into this school here in port sudan. zubaida, a mother of eight, has leukemia. she hasn't been able to get her medication since the war erupted last april. translation: my last pills finished three days before the war. - from that moment on, i'm suffering. i'm in constant pain. i'm so tired. these classrooms should be full of children learning. instead, desperate people from across sudan are sheltering here for safety. but there are horror stories hidden here. five people have died of cholera and others are suffering from severe diseases. this clinic feels like a front line of a humanitarian disaster the world doesn't know is happening. starving children getting what little help they can. we meet this woman, who has lost all hope, struggling to keep her three—year—old daughter alive. she could b

the needs for children in khartoum alone are massive but this is also true in darfur where i was lastonth. the scale and magnitude of need for children across the country are simply staggering. sudan is now the world's largest displacement crisis. and some of the most vulnerable children are in the hardest to reach places. amy: that was jill lawyler, chief of field operations and emergency for unicef in sudan. the u.n. general assembly is considering its a draft for its first ever resolution on artificial intelligence. the measure was spearheaded by the u.s., which says it aims to make ai safe, secure and trustworthy, and easily accessible to all. while presenting the draft resolution last week, a reporter asked u.s. ambassador to the u.n. linda thomas-greenfield if the u.s. approves of israel using ai in its assault on gaza. >> the israeli litter has confirmed they are using artificial intelligence in targeting in their war in gaza. do you condemn that and will that be taken into your account in this ai resolution? >> we have been clear this resolution is about making ai safe and sec

last night we reported from the front line of the fighting close to khartoum.arties. rape is used as a weapon of revenge. the un says there are reports the rsf, whose origins lie in the arab militia groups, have been using sexual violence to subjugate, terrorise, and punish black, african women in the population. merchuma has sent this report from adre on the chad/sudan border. yesterday, 19—year—old amina found out that she is pregnant. within minutes, she will begin an abortion, desperately hoping that her family never knows. translation: it happened in sudan. i'm not married and i was a virgin, except for the incident that happened. this young woman, whose name we have changed, was trying to flee fighting in her hometown when she was captured, held for a day and repeatedly raped. translation: i didn't tell anyone and i don'tj think anyone knows. the un says the sexual violence experienced by women like amina is a defining characteristic of the conflict in sudan and has been used as a weapon of war. amina is one of more than 600,000 people who have fled sudan

it maybe we get one khartoum out of you. i was told. i had no comeback. i had no defense.nson, you know, a moment of, time moment in history for him to make a decision. what is my purpose of serving pickett people of louisiana? why did i compare? to serve my trump country in taken open office to defend and protect the constitution? mike, you have a chance to rise, up to be a hero and the annals of history. to do it and with that right. way if they can't come together -- this purity test, joe, you know how that is. pretty, chest to enter a team democrats. if you have a majority, they all have to vote. turn 18 democrats don't vote, we don't pass it. if 218 republicans -- those days are gone. the country's two divided. right, now you have to build coalitions. if they get rid of the filibuster in the senate, we're going to lose democracy as we know it because it forces us to get a piece of legislation that can weather the test of time. in-house, they always give us something hot. we paul ryan were talking, later. he says, we always have to -- so you can swallow it in a sense o