Tom Fletcher noted that over 30 million people require humanitarian help. In addition, with famine, declared in several places and over 14.6 million people displaced, Sudan represents the greatest humanitarian crisis in the world.
“Again and again, the international community has said that we will protect the people of Sudan. The population of Sudan should ask us when and how we will start delivering that promise,” the relief manager said.
When does the international community fully finance aid efforts in Sudan?
When will the responsibility of the violence in Sudan happen?
He urged the international community to keep up
The health system ‘Smashed to Pieces’
Since the conflict in Sudan broke out in April 2022, civil infrastructure across the country has been damaged or destroyed, including health facilities and water and sanitation systems.
In particular, the health system has been “crushed”, according to Mr. Fletcher, leading to increasingly bleak measles and cholera eruptions.
The cholera eruption, which began in July 2024 and is now confirmed in 13 of Sudan’s 18 states, has infected more than 74,000 people in total and killed 1,826.
“I have seen first -hand destruction caused by the cholera eruption in Khartoum, where the health system has been destroyed by conflict and struggles to cope with the enormous demand for health facilities,” Dr. Shible Sahbni, representative in Sudan.
The World Health Organization (WHO) launches in partnership with the Sudanese Ministry of Health a 10-day cholera vaccination campaign in Khartoum State.
The campaign will aim to reach 2.6 million people in an attempt to contain the cholera outbreak in the state.
“The vaccines will help stop cholera in its tracks as we strengthen other response interventions,” Dr. Sahbni.
ICC judges express support to colleagues who are sanctioned by us
The judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) expressed solidarity with their colleagues recently sanctioned by the US government and described the move as “forced measures aimed at undermining the independence of the judiciary.”
“The judges stand United and will continue to practice their functions independently, impartial and conscientious and meet the requirements of the rule of law,” they said in a statement on Thursday.
The United States announced sanctions on June 6 against four judges from Benin, Peru, Slovenia and Uganda. The judges are currently monitoring a 2020 case claiming war crimes in Afghanistan committed by the US and Afghan armies and 2024 ICC arrest orders issued to sit the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
The international court
The UN Human Rights Manager Volter Türk previously said he was “deeply disturbed” by these sanctions and argued that the corroded international governance and justice.
No wrong influence
ICC is an independent legal body established by the Rome statute, adopted in 1998. Although not part of the United Nations, ICC works closely with it under a cooperative framework.
In the statement, the judges said they decide and will continue to decide cases based on facts and without regard to threats, limitations or wrong influence issued “from any quarter or for some reason.”
“The judges confirm that they are equal in the performance of their functions and that they will always maintain the principle of equality before the law.”
Over 80 million Europeans suffering from overlooked chronic respiratory disease
Chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma are underestimated, underestimated, under -diagnosed and poorly controlled in Europe – which affects 80 million people and costs $ 21 billion a year, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
A new report from WHO Europe and the European Respiratory Society highlights how smoking and air pollution are driving the growing crisis.
“We take 22,000 inhalations a day, but still respiratory health is still one of the most neglected areas of global health,” said Professor Silke Ryan, president of the European Respiratory Society.
6Th Leading cause of death
Data analysis shows that chronic respiratory diseases are the sixth leading cause of death in Europe. They are often erroneously diagnosed due to weak diagnostic systems, limited training and inadequate health data.
Although effective treatments are available, Asthma-related deaths remain high among adolescents, while chronic obstructive lung disease is responsible for eight in 10 respiratory deaths.
As preparations begin for the 2025 UN meeting at a high level of non-infectious diseases, which Europe urged governments to prioritize chronic respiratory disease, set measurable targets and tackle root causes such as tobacco and air pollution.
