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Security Council LIVE: Sudan’s war spreads as drones and hunger take a deadly toll

UN News16 October 2026, 12:00 UTCSudan

As drone strikes kill civilians from El Obeid to Blue Nile and famine risk spreads across Darfur and Kordofan, the Security Council meets on Sudan – the world’s largest hunger and displacement crisis. Ambassadors are expected to press yet again for a ceasefire, safe aid access and an end to the weapons flows fuelling the brutal conflict.

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