The war in Sudan could cost countless more lives if immediate action is not taken: famine and disease are spreading as fighting intensifies and humanitarian workers struggle to gain access, said a senior World Health Organisation official

The Sudan Liberation Movement, a Darfur rebel group that has remained neutral in Sudan’s civil war, proposed a roadmap to end the conflict; leader Abdul Wahid al-Nur called for an immediate ceasefire and the formation of an interim civilian government

Ten days of power outage and a severe heatwave led to deaths from sunstroke in the cities of Port Sudan and Atbara, now housing hundreds of thousands of people displaced; the energy crisis has crippled essential services, water supplies and hospitals

Women leaders have called to resist any word or action that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility, violence, racism by all peaceful and effective means and to make clear the impact of the war on people’s life and destinies

An attack on al-Mujlad hospital in West Kordofan has killed more than 40 civilians according to WHO local office, which did not assign blame to Sudanese military or paramilitary RSF; Sudan's civil war has caused the world’s largest humanitarian crisis