and people of sudan. security, stability, and prosperity of african have become even more fragile with the overarching effects of it the current crisis. finding long-lasting solutions is only possible if the internal and external causes are addressed. therefore, in order to help the sudanese people, we must focus on the causes of the disease cannot symptoms. everything in sudan has to stop immediately. in the midst of the increasing prices challenges, we should not let sudan slip away from the international community and act together to convince the parties to initiate a solution. unfortunately, the prospects for ending the conflict get dimmer each passing day unless our new understanding is adopted to communicate on the part of sudan. we support the elements over the declaration that is essential to ending this conflict. therefore will be stand with the sudanese government's principled approach on the findings of the trendline declaration. mr. president, turkey has mobilized its forces to support lasting

of sudan.are announcing additional roughly $20 million more for food, for shelter, for healthcare bringing total u.s. support to more than $2.3 billion since fighting broke out last year in august launched a new initiative advancing lifesaving peace in sudan. hosted by switzerland, saudi arabia partnership with egypt, uae african union and with the united nations. it's called, goes on earlier and incorporate sudanese civil society include sudanese women were both disproportionally harmed by the violence and essential to ending it. all et cetera partners, unites it successfully sudanese authorities to reopen major transportation arteries across sudan including the border crossing. these efforts have allowed aid to reach more than 3.5 million people across sudan. we enabled humanitarian air operations to resume for the first time since the conflict began. meaning a trip that might've taken two days over fluttered and bombed out roads, can now take just one hour but u.s. leadership, the un, the su

special envoy for sudan. tom previously served as the special envoy for the democratic great lakes in condo and also worked on the ground well worth -- with transitional justice. if his executive branch service isn't enough to qualify him, perriello was elected to congress when he represented the fifth congressional district and served as a founding member of the working group and house veterans affair committee. he led the center for american progress action and open societies foundation for the united states. particularly grateful for the support under his tenure and support from nonprofits bolstering democracy, advancing human rights, and addressing climate change. on a personal note and to measure his commitment, i was pleased to have the opportunity to connect with tom on a flight back from geneva in august as he and his team were returning home from talks with sudan actors and i saw how engaged on a long flight after a long week he and his team were to identify the next steps. tom, thank you for your on

special envoy for sudan. tom previously served as special envoy for the great lakes and democratic republic of congo. among his many credentials he also worked on the ground in darfur with the international center for transitional justice. if that is not enough to qualify him, he was also elected to congress when he represented the virginias fifth congressional district where he served as a founding member of the house veterans affairs committee. he also led the center for american progress action and open society's foundations. stimson is grateful for the support under his tenure. his support focused on bolstering democracy, advancing human rights and addressing climate change. on a personal note i was very pleased to have the opportunity to connect with tom during a flight back from geneva this august as he and his team were returning from the most recent talks with sudan actors and i saw firsthand how engaged even on a very long flight after a very long week that he and his team worked to identify next ste

that also into the east of sudan.— of sudan that also into the east of sudan.res _ east of sudan. we're seeing some pictures of _ east of sudan. we're seeing some pictures of the - east of sudan. we're seeing some pictures of the aid - east of sudan. we're seeing i some pictures of the aid work you are involved with. i have been listening over weeks and months to so many aid agency spokespeople struggling quite often to describe what they are actually seeing and dealing with adequately. to be able to describe it. do you show that way as well? it's difficult to find the words? it’s way as well? it's difficult to find the words?— find the words? it's a horrendous _ find the words? it's a j horrendous challenge find the words? it's a i horrendous challenge to describe what's going on a nutshell. in central darfur, i'm sitting in hospital now, the stories from this hospital over the last few months have completely horrific. just in july this hospital was ransacked and looted, almost totally inoperable. there was shooting and fighting in the hospital, a surgeon oper

fueling the conflict in sudan. that's why i'm asking the biden administration to provide us -- the senate, the congress -- with assurances that they have received credible commitments that the uae will not send weapons to the murderous rsf in sudan. and i would submit that given the fact that the uae denies that they are engaged in such actions, they should be able to provide assurances that the biden administration deems credible. and if president biden believes that those shoournss are -- assurances are kreshlgs he should so inform the united states senate as we consider their request for this arms sale. as representative jacobs and i indicated in our letter to president biden that we sent a short time ago, if we receive those assurances, we will of course take them into account as to how we decide to proceed on the joint resolution of disapproval. i say that because our goal is not to prevent the sale of arms to the uae. the objective is to ensure that the uae is not fueling the very crisis and conflict in sudan

sudan.an. is your reaction to review. what is your reaction to this review. it what is your reaction to this review. , ., what is your reaction to this review. , . review. it is a catastrophe, it is not news _ review. it is a catastrophe, it is not news any _ review. it is a catastrophe, it is not news any of _ review. it is a catastrophe, it is not news any of us - review. it is a catastrophe, it is not news any of us want to hear on the eve of christmas. it is a disaster for sudan and the world. it tells us the situation is getting worse and worse. we are now almost two years into the conflict now and it is critical that we are able to get assistance to all children and people in sudan who need it.— children and people in sudan who need it. just tell us what our who need it. just tell us what your teams — who need it. just tell us what your teams are _ who need it. just tell us what your teams are seeing - who need it. just tell us what your teams are seeing and i your teams are seeing and

it's a disaster for sudan, disaster for the world.us the situation is getting worse and worse. we are now two years from this conflict. it is critical that we are able to get the assistance to children and people of sudan who need it. >> tell us what your teams are seeing and are telling you. >> we are having difficulties getting assistance to those most in need. this is a country at war, a country that is in desperate need of food. those affected populations, clean water, health care, education. we need a package of services. most importantly, we need to target those most in need. we need to access, make sure we have consistent delivery of food and nutrition supplies, health supplies to those populations in need. that has proven difficult. >> we have obviously heard a lot about the crisis int sudan. does this review tell you and others something new? >> it tells us that we all have to increase our efforts and we need an end to the war. we need consistent, sustained, and predictable deliveries to these populations in need. again, we h

south sudan.urce, gold. so that trade has been going along, but it's been characterized by massive smuggling, massive corruption, massive official corruption. the war appeared to put a stop to it, but very quickly, it resumed. and it's now become clear that, in fact, the gold trade in sudan is not only back to the prewar levels but has exceeded it. and it's being exploited by both sides of the war. both as a way of financing the fight, paying for the drones and some of the weapons and other elements that are used to fight this war. and it's also providing a motivation, unfortunately, for some of those foreign powers that are taking part in the war and backing either side. those are countries like russia, the united arab emirates, and indeed a host of smaller actors in countries that surround sudan. >> and those foreign players in this situation, in your reporting, don't care at all about famine in sudan and the suffering in sudan? >> no. this is really the extraordinary thing about this gold rush,

half of sudan - situation? de situation is dire -- richard. half of sudan has 's -- richard. has "s pepulation _ -- richard. half of sudan has 's population is _ -- richard. half of sudan has 's population is classified - -- richard. half of sudan has 's population is classified as l �*s population is classified as desperately in need of aid. we are desperately in need of aid. - are looking at cancer displaced people and residential is —— looking at camps for displaced people. a cautionary statement they are being issued by the committee saying that around 17 areas are at risk of famine and an additionalfive would areas are at risk of famine and an additional five would be —— turn the total would be ten. the situation is desperate. the sudanese authorities say that the report is not quite reflective of the situation on the ground because they didn't take into account malnutrition data and crops from the last rainy season. it is a very troubling situation because based on the last situation at the al—salam camp which is home to many people there has been tension between sudane

killings is not something new in south sudan. it is daily.t would be very difficult for me to be disappeared? my life can easily be disappeared. the government feel anyone talk about the oil is touching the heart of the government. i had to seek for asylum, and i was given an asylum to sweden. my spirit, all is tied back home and i miss it so much. nyakuma has recovered from her bout of malaria. she is determined to go home as soon as she is strong enough. i'm back to juba. the next plan is to meet the first deputy speaker for the council of states, the honourable mary ayen, and she will tell me more about the facts that are happening in the northern part of the country. mary ayen is a senior politician from the ruling party from an oil—producing area. she's been raising concerns about children with birth defects with central government and thinks there could be many more cases. i've seen myself, my own relatives, giving birth to children born with deformities. i know that also in most of the villages, it's only areas that are around hospital

asked because secretaries going to new york this week and what topics will be sudan. talk about where we are. >> you're right, that there is no conflict in the world that deserves more attention and gets less from a broad public than the ongoing civil war in sudan, which has had just horrific effects for the sudanese people. lack of access to food, war crimes and atrocities. i can tell you secretary blinken will be chairing a session of united nations security council on thursday in new york to continue to draw attention to the crisis in sudan but also to push for way to resolve it. as you know we've been pushing for some time for a ceasefire, and the parties have been willing to agree to that at various times one party or the other was somewhat more for link but ultimately both sides have refused to agree to a ceasefire that would end that conflict. we continue to push for broader humanitarian aid. short of getting a ceasefire that can get us on about to ending the conflict we believe the most important thing you could do is a leash tied to alleviate the suffering of

this is a disaster for sudan and the world.us that the situation is getting worse and worse. we are now almost two years into this conflict and it is critical that we are able to get the systems to all children and people in sudan who need it. >> tell us what your teams are seeing and telling you. >> we are having difficulties getting assistance to those most in need. this is a country at war. it is a country that is in desperate need of food, and for those affected populations, water, health care, education. we need a package of services, but most importantly we need to target those most in need. we need to ensure we can get consistent delivery of food and nutrition supplies and health supplies to those populations in need. that has proven difficult. host: we heard a lot about the crisis that sudan is facing. does this review tell you and others something new? >> it tells us we all have to increase our efforts and we need an end to this war. we need to make sure we have consistent, sustained, and predictable deliveries. we hav

this is a disaster for sudan, it's a disasterfor the world.the situation is getting worse and worse. we are now almost two years into this conflict now and it's critical that we are able to get assistance to all children, and all people in sudan who need it. and just tell us and just tell us what your teams are seeing and telling you. we are having difficulty getting assistance to those most in need. this is a country at war and it's a country that is in desperate need of food, and to those affected populations, clean water, health care, education, we need a package of services but most importantly we need to be able to target those most in need. we need access. we need consistent delivery of food and nutritional supplies and health supplies to those populations in need. and that has proven difficult. ~ . ., ., ., difficult. we have heard a lot about the — difficult. we have heard a lot about the crisis _ difficult. we have heard a lot about the crisis sued - difficult. we have heard a lot about the crisis sued on - difficult. we have heard a

we should talk about sudan.e are discussing a country that remains at the top of your emergency watchlist. —— why are people not talking about sudan? why are they not doing more about sedan? it why are they not doing more about sedan?— about sedan? it is the doing rather than _ about sedan? it is the doing rather than talking - about sedan? it is the doing rather than talking that - about sedan? it is the doing i rather than talking that counts for us as a humanitarian organisation. sudan and syria are avatars for the modern day sound humanitarian need, based on civil wars. those civil wars have been fuelled by outside actors, nonstate as well as state actors. civilians have borne more of a brunt of the fighting than soldiers and the economic and climatic conditions, the climate crisis only add to the difficulties both incident and syria. sudan is a staggering example of humanitarian neglect. people in humanitarian neglect. people in humanitarian need, various regional powers supplying arms and support a differe

a new report says famine in sudan has expanded to five areas and will likely spread to another five by may next year. as ukraine prepares to mark the third christmas since russia's invasion, we bring you a special report from the city of pokrovsk, the birthplace of a well—known carol. and it is notjust the physical destruction of the city that you can see all around me, ukraine also accuses russia of trying to erase its cultural identity. live pictures of bethlehem, where muted christmas celebrations take place this year, as the war in the region rages on. and a nasa spacecraft hurtling towards the sun is poised to make history, with the closest approach ever to the star. welcome. we start with breaking news. american airlines flights have returned to normal after being briefly grounded at the start of a very busy christmas eve. the airline said the massive disruption was due to what they describe as a technical issue. it said it was trying to fix the problem in the shortest possible time. injuly, the airline grounded all its flights after an it crash caused by a faulty software update

yet, sudan is all but invisible. in 2004, i stood with my colleagues in the house and senate, n.g.o.'s and movements and president george w. bush in denouncing genocide in darfur and calling for the end of killing and oppression by the sudanese -- suedianese dictator. in april of 2019 i sell rated the courage of the people who overthrew bashir. i supported their aspirations to create a new democratic civilian government their hopes were frustrated in october, 2021 when two generals carried out a military coup against the transational government. then in april, 2023, those two generals, one in charge of the suedianese armed forces and the other in charge of the rapid support forces turned on one another in a pour struggle that has laid waste to sudan. both sides have been accused of carrying out war crimes and the r.s.f. has been accused of atrocities that might rise to genocide in darfur. the u.s. must use all of its leverage and every tool and mechanism available to astro size -- ostracize these warlords and those w

. —— rios and sudan. —— weather. —— rios and sudan. —— we are also in sudan. hello.s have been turning colder from the north. it's not going to be cold all the time this week, but there is quite a lot of chilly weather in the forecast. cold enough for some snow over higher ground and particularly later in the week, there will also be spells of wind and rain. now, the cold air is pushing its way down from the north behind this frontal system. the front bringing a zone of clouds and bits and pieces of showery rain southwards across england and wales through the rest of the day. a little bit of snow mixing in perhaps over higher ground on the back edge of that weather system. certainly some snow in the showers in northern scotland, even to relatively low levels, and temperatures tending to drop away as the afternoon wears on. it's going to be quite breezy out there, as well. now, overnight, the winds will ease. the remains of that frontal system will clear and under clear skies, temperatures are going to drop away. we could see some patches of freezing fog, particularly

ceded to become south sudan.he government quickly turned to its other great resource, gold. that trade has been going along but has been characterized by massive smuggling a massive corruption a massive official corruption. the war appeared to put a stop to it but very quickly it resumed. it has become clear that the gold trade is not only back to prewar levels and has exceeded it and it is being asked later by both sides. both as a way of financing the fight, paying for drones and some of the weapons and other elements that are used to fight the war and it is also providing a motivation for some of the farm powers that are taking part in the war and backing you beside. countries like russia and the united arab emirates and a host of smaller actors in countries that surround sudan. >> most foreign players, in your reporting, they don't care at all about famine in sudan and the suffering. >> this is the extraordinary thing about the gold rush, effectively. it is taking place against a backdrop of spreading famine

it's a disaster for sudan. it's a disaster for the world.n is getting worse and worse. we're now almost two years into this conflict now, and it's critical that we're able to get assistance to all children and all people in sudan who need it. and just tell us what your teams are saying and telling you. well, we're having difficulties getting assistance to those most in need. this is a country at war, and it's a country that is in desperate need of food into those affected populations clean water, health care, education. we need a package of services, but most importantly, we need to be able to target those most in need. we need access. we need to ensure we can get consistent delivery of food and nutrition supplies and health supplies to those populations in need, and that has proven difficult. and we've obviously heard a lot about the crisis that sudan is facing. does this review tell you and others something new? it tells us that we all have to increase our efforts, and we need an end to this war. we need to make sure that we have consisten

very poor, south sudan, if you're fleeing to south sudan or chad or ethiopia because sudan is in such challenging state, that could lead to destabilization. and as much as we cite these statistics, the truth is we don't really know because this civil war for the most part has secluded all outside media. what i have learned over the last year and there are other members of this body who have spoken on this issue, the one thing clear to me in is a catastrophe. the sudanese people need humanitarian aid and aide workers, humanitarian actors and local sudanese volunteers need safe access to respond. but did hes spied -- despite public promises, there have been barriers to deny, delay and other wise hinder humanitarian aid from reaching those displaced civilians and even at times targeting and literally killing aide workers. as they mark the human tragedies of this conflict, we must also recognize the conflict's political tragedy. the outbreak of this violence a couple of years ago just came after the historic pro-democracy protest that swept parts of sudan in 2019 when literally hundreds o

the ongoing conflict in sudan, pitting the sudanese army against the forces of the rsf, has devastated villages across the country have been attacked as atrocities are committed by both sides. the bbc verify team have obtained footage filmed at the time of one incident in which dozens of people were killed to piece together what took place. here's merlyn thomas — and we should warn you, that some of the imagery in this report is particularly graphic. in sudan, a brutal power struggle has been raging since last april between the army and a paramilitary group. human rights groups have condemned both sides for widespread atrocities. a series of recent incidents appears to have been the result of one man's defection. abu shakeel. he became a senior commander with sudan's paramilitary group, the rapid support forces, or rsf, shortly after the conflict broke out last year. but he recently switched sides back to the sudanese army, which appears to have triggered a series of reprisal attacks. now there are almost 70 attacks in towns and villages injazirah state, south of sudan's capital kharto

this is an informal refugee camp in chad, just across the borderfrom sudan. praying someone will help. translation: we used to get food from our farms. - when the war began, we couldn't farm and the animals ate our crops, so we were left with nothing. people who escaped the spectre of famine, the horrors of war. translation: when we were fleeing, our young brothers were killed. some were too young to walk. our elders escaping with us were killed. yes, within our family, they killed my uncles, my aunties. all the men in our family. translation: they kill people. they rob people. they take their food. they take your belongings. they take everything. they don't know if their husbands and fathers are alive or dead. in all my years of reporting, i've never seen a crowd as big as this. everyone we meet here says they come from el geneina, just across the border, and everyone has a story of the horrors of this war. a story of a massacre, of a frenzy of killing, of days so dark it's regarded as the worst atrocity in sudan's brutal civil war. then there's a rush. word

i asked him just how bad the situation in sudan had become.uation is dire because you're looking at half of sudan's population being classified as desperately in need of aid. we are looking at camps for internally displaced persons and residential areas also around the mountains. also a cautionary statement they are being issued by the committee saying that also around 17 areas of famine and an additional five would be in the next five months, bringing the total to ten. so the situation is desperate. but there is the position of the sudanese who say that the report is not quite reflective of the situation on the ground because they didn't take into account malnutrition data and also crop productivity since the last rainy season. it is a very troubling situation because based on the last assessment at the al—salam camp, which is home to half a million people, there has been increasing tension between humaitarian aid organisations and the sudanese authorities. ukrainians are marking their third christmas since the russian invasion, with putin's

there's also not enough of it crossing this border into sudan.ocked in battle with sudan's government. this is darfur, the place which has seen all the worst of the worst — ethnic cleansing, starvation, rape. it happened here two decades ago. it's happening again, and getting worse. this is what the women fled. blackened houses, blasted shops. you can still taste the smoke. the rsf accused of terrorising non—arab communities. they deny it was their deed. we are here because we want to listen to you. more people pushed from place to place. they need everything but this war. translation: we've suffered so much when this war started. _ some people supported the army, some supported the rsf. but we, the displaced, are neutral. what can you do to protect people? we've got to do much better. ultimately, it's about getting a peace process going, putting the international pressure on the parties. now, that's not easy, but we've got to be here. it's also about food and delivering much more to prevent famine from spreading, to prevent people from dying. ly

i just want viewers to understand that sudan has the dubious distinction of having...ng fathom. as a result of that, he also has... so, you have these two distinctions. it has been declared by many agents why is moore not being done. we'll part of it is the united states playing a pivotal role years ago. playing a pivotal role years auo. playing a pivotal role years aao_ ., ., playing a pivotal role years auo. ., ., ,, , , ago. the outgoing us president was the senate _ ago. the outgoing us president was the senate whether - ago. the outgoing us president was the senate whether you - was the senate whether you ration chair. and more step to stand trial at the —— as of now, president biden has not sent single tweet. by then, the fort lyon calling out bush administration the time when he was a senator, has done close to nothing. the best the united states has done last year in december, they declared that violations have taken place, they have sent a raft of warning signs as sanctions. a beyond that, they just... they appointed all the things they knew they did that real

crossing this border into sudan, not enough attention to this crisis. darfur, a place which has seen all the worst of the worst. ethnic cleansing. starvation. rape. it happened here too -- it happened here two decades ago, it's happening again and getting worse. >> we're traveling to elle jenina with the first high-level team to enter darfur, across this land controlled by the paramilitary, locked in battle with sudan's government. this is what the women fled. blackened houses. blasted shops. you can still taste the smoke. the r.s.f. accused of terrorizing nonarab communities. they deny it was their deed. >> i know that the situation is very, very hard. very tough. i know that sometimes you must feel that the world has forgotten you. >> more people pushed from place to place. they need everything but this war. >> we've suffered so much when this war started some people supported the army, some supported the r.s.f. but we, the displaced are neutral. >> what can you do to protect people? >> we've got to do much better. ultimately it's about getting a peac

a new report says famine in sudan has expanded. a record—smashing kiss of the sun, as nasa's solar probe makes history, with the closest ever approach to the star. and pope francis will mark christmas eve with a special ceremony shortly to launch a jubilee holy year for catholics around the world. hello and welcome to bbc news. american airlines says flights are resuming after it was forced to briefly ground all services at the start of christmas eve, one of the busiest travel days hello and welcome to bbc news. american airlines says flights are resuming after it was forced to briefly ground all services at the start of christmas eve, one of the busiest travel days of the year. the airline blames a vendor technology issue but says it has been resolved. the computer outage led to some passengers being told to get back off their plane shortly before they were due to take off. one passenger posted this on social media. over intercom: thank - you so much for your patience. if you would so kindly grab your belongings... american airlin

this is an informal refugee camp in chad, just across the border from sudan. women wait to register to receive food for theirfamilies, praying someone will help. translation: we used to get food from our farms. - when the war began, we couldn't farm and the animals ate our crops, so we were left with nothing. people who escaped the spectre of famine, the horrors of war. translation: when we were fleeing, our young | brothers were killed. some were too young to walk. our elders escaping with us were killed. yes, within our family, they killed my uncles, my aunties. all the men in our family. translation: they kill people. they rob people. they take their food. they take your belongings. they take everything. - they don't know if their husbands and fathers are alive or dead. in all my years of reporting, i've never seen a crowd as big as this. everyone we meet here says they come from el geneina, just across the border, and everyone has a story of the horrors of this war. a story of a massacre, of a frenzy of killing, of days so dark it's regarded as the worst a

this is an informal refugee camp in chad, just across the border from sudan.ying someone will help. translation: we used to get food from our farms. - when the war began, we couldn't farm and the animals ate our crops, so we were left with nothing. people who escaped the spectre of famine, the horrow of war. translation: when we were fleeing, our young | brothers were killed. some were too young to walk. our elders escaping with us were killed. yes, within ourfamily, they killed my uncles, my aunties, all the men in ourfamily. translation: they kill| people, they rob people, they take their food, they take your belongings. they take everything. they don't know if their husbands and fathers are alive or dead. in all my years of reporting, i've never seen a crowd as big as this. everyone we meet here says they come from el—geneina, just across the border, and everyone has a story of the horrors of this war — a story of a massacre, of a frenzy, of killing, of days so dark it's regarded as the worst atrocity in sudan's brutal civil war. then, there's a rush. word

film—maker sara creta travelled to the sudan—chad border in may 2024, where she saw people fleeing towomen, children, elderly, travelling almost with nothing, sometimes on barefoot, trying to reach safety. and one million people are now living in chad, in camps in the middle of the desert. this community endure so much and yet they are so strong and resilient. creta secured unprecedented access to the rsf—controlled city of aljunaynah, in western darfur. questions about the ethnic cleansing the group is alleged to have committed were met with denial by the rsf chaperones. they wanted to show their sense of control. film—maker sara creta travelled to the sudan—chad border in may 2024, where she saw people fleeing to survive. women, children, elderly, travelling almost with nothing, sometimes on barefoot, trying to reach safety. and one million people are now living in chad, in camps in the middle of the desert. this community endure so much and yet they are so strong and resilient. creta secured unprecedented access to the rsf—controlled city of aljunaynah, in western darfur. questions

the headlines: one of the worst starvation crises in modern times — a new report says famine in sudanas expanded to five areas and is likely to spread further next year. as ukraine prepares to mark its third christmas since russia's invasion, russian forces are closing in on the city of pokrovsk, a strategic military hub. a record—smashing "kiss of the sun", as nasa's solar probe makes history, with the closest ever approach to the star. now on bbc news, the sweet divide. i'm a little bit paranoid about what my children eat, and i started looking at labels and was shocked to discover how much sugar there was. this is not nutrition. i did feed her cerelac first because, um, it's convenient. it suits our budget. they provide same nutrients as the original fruits and vegetables. starting these babies so young on this level of sugar, it's mind—boggling. i will say that categorically, this is one of the healthiest food, complementary foods, you can introduce to your baby. people in southeast asia are getting richer. the region is home to a young and dynamic population... ..who are working

film—maker sara creta travelled to the sudan—chad border in may 2024, where she saw people fleeing ton, children, elderly, travelling almost with nothing, sometimes on barefoot, trying to reach safety. and one million people are now living in chad, in camps in the middle of the desert. this community endures so much and yet they are so strong and resilient. creta secured unprecedented access to the rsf—controlled city of aljunaynah, in western darfur. questions about the ethnic cleansing the group is alleged to have committed were met with denial by the rsf chaperones. they wanted to show their sense of control. the wanted to show that they were the peacekeeper, that they were the protectors. however, their claims were in contrast with what i was, you know, aware of and what people were just telling me. especially, you know, locals. they have described a completely different reality. the judges said that the film conveyed the real tragedy unfolding in darfur. at great personal risk, creta had brought an under—reported story to a global audience at a critical time. on the 7th of octobe

one of the worst starvation crises in modern times — a new report says famine in sudan has expanded toive areas and likely to spread further next year. the syrian armed group that toppled assad's regime absorbs different factions into the country's defence forces. air fryer—exclusive christmas feast — we speak to cookery writer beverley jarvis who'll ditch the traditional oven and cook her entire dinner using airfryers alone. hello, i'm maryam moshiri. american airlines says flights are resuming after it was forced to briefly ground all services at the start of christmas eve — one of the busiest travel days of the year. it led to scenes like this in charlotte in north carolina — as passengers on american airlines had to wait for the situation to be resolved. the airline blames a "vendor technology issue" which affected the systems needed to release flights. it says that has now been "resolved". the computer outage led to some passengers being told to get back off their plane shortly before they were due to take off — one passenger posted this on social media. over intercom: thank - you

can you keep trucks going into sudan to feed people there? >> oh, it's such a complicated situation. we -- right now we have 30 some convoys on the road going into sudan to hit the various places that we need to get to, but we need more. certainly dar 4 has been a big issue, but we have other parts of the country that are just as needy and where famine does exist. as you know, it's been declared there. we need also to be able to come through khartune and make sure we can access from that direction as well. it's been a slow process, but we have been able to get in. again, food security is national security. don't ever forget that. because if people are insecure from a food -- from a food reality, they're not going to behave well. things -- they start to migrate. wars begin that way. conflict is a part of all of this. >> i'd be remiss not to ask you about what's going on in gaza. jake sullivan, president biden's national security adviser, said this week the u.s. has stood up to prime minister netanyahu to say let's make sure that israel is not

or recently thinking about sudan, laces obviously in the news these days. when a thing about the topic of nontraditional global challenges, i think about the petri dish where multiple security challenges emerge and that is a consequence of feeling or failed or collapsed states. when you think about weak states that are torn apart by civil war, where the governing structures have collapsed, that's where you see vacuums filled by terrorism, by drug smugglers, by producers of synthetic opioids, by human traffickers and all sorts of activities, the first victims are victims of the countries themselves but it is broader than that. the neighborhood is affected and think about the migration, the unregulated migration and refugee flows that come out of places like syria in 2015, it changed the politics in europe as well as post security threats in some instances. i see the problem of failed states, collapsing states as being a significant generator of the type of security challenge we are talking about here today. the question is, how do you prevent this? everyone