© UNFPAWomen who fled the fighting in El Fasher wait for services at a UNFPA clinic in Tawila, Sudan.  
Thursday, October 30, 2025 
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Reports of mass atrocities in and around the newly-captured city of El Fasher in Darfur mark a new low in Sudan’s brutal civil war and the Security Council met in emergency session on Thursday morning in New York to address the rapidly deteriorating situation. Civilians are facing starvation and mass displacement as the UN continues providing lifesaving aid throughout the country. Follow our in-depth live coverage; UN News app users can go here.
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