Friday, October 30, 2026 • Diaspora communities and rights advocates: Members of Sudanese diaspora communities abroad and international human rights groups condemned the nomination of the UAE diplomat Lana Nusseibeh for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations, considering that her repeated denial of allegations of Abu Dhabi's support for the Rapid Support Forces makes her unsuitable for the post, in a virtual briefing organised by the organisation Avaaz on Tuesday and statements by activists including Hala Al-Karb, Ibrahim Al-Douma and Hussam Mahjoub, while Nusseibeh said she would support fact-finding missions if elected and described the crimes of the Rapid Support Forces as atrocious (Source: The Guardian) • Uganda refugees: A report published today documented the suffering of Sudanese refugees in Uganda, where their number has exceeded 90,000 according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and many of them in cities, especially Kampala, face limited job opportunities, a rise in living costs and weak access to food assistance despite Uganda's hosting policy, which grants refugees freedom of movement and work, with a decline in humanitarian funding, while the conditions for a safe and dignified return to Sudan are still generally not available according to the Commission's position on return (Source: Aperion, based on data from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the Norwegian Refugee Council)
— Editorial Team
