Sudan Ceasefire Collapsed Almost as it Began
- a US-led ceasefire effort collapsed within days. On November 23, army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan rejected the Quad ceasefire proposal, calling it "biased" and accusing US envoy Massad Boulos of "laying down conditions" and potentially becoming "an obstacle to peace." Al-Burhan took particular issue with the UAE's inclusion as a mediator, given widespread accusations the Gulf state is arming the RSF.
- The following day, November 24, RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo announced a unilateral three-month humanitarian ceasefire in response to international pressure, including from President Trump.
- The truce collapsed almost immediately, with gunfire continuing across Kordofan and Darfur. Fighting escalated in South Kordofan, where the RSF shelled a hospital in besieged Dilling,
- More than 106,000 people have fled El Fasher to Tawila since late October,
- UNICEF reported 130,000 children remain trapped in El Fasher without food, water or healthcare.
- Amnesty International reported that over 460 patients and healthcare workers were killed when the RSF attacked Saudi Maternity Hospital in El Fasher, with more than 2,000 killed as the city fell.
- All 24 schoolgirls kidnapped from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Kebbi State on November 18 have been freed.
- However, the crisis at St. Mary's Catholic School in Niger State remained dire, with 253 students and all 12 teachers still held captive.
- Niger State closed all schools in the state until 2026 and the federal government closed 47 Federal Unity Colleges.
- Two Children Killed Per Day - UNICEF reported that at least 67 children have been killed in conflict-related incidents since the October 10 ceasefire took effect—an average of nearly two children killed per day. .
- Winter weather compounded the crisis as UNICEF warned that the season has become a "threat multiplier" for hundreds of thousands of children living in tents or amid rubble. Heavy rainstorms flooded thousands of makeshift shelters.
- Markets are returning with food, but prices remain unaffordable—a chicken costs $25, a kilo of meat $20.
- Medical supplies remained critically low, with 54% of essential drugs and 66% of medical consumables at zero stock.
- Vaccination - UNICEF, WHO, UNRWA and partners successfully completed a catch-up immunization campaign from November 9-18, reaching 44,000 children who had missed routine vaccinations due to the conflict. The vaccinations included measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, tuberculosis, polio, rotavirus and pneumonia, providing what officials called a "lifeline" for children's health despite the ongoing crisis.
Yemen
- No solid news emerged on the fate of the 18 UN national staff condemned to die by firing squad.
- UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the death sentences imposed on 18 UN national staff and and demanded immediate release of all detained personnel, warning that obstructing humanitarian relief puts millions at risk of famine.
- Human Rights Watch reported on November 27 that at least 59 UN staff remain in detention without legal access, part of a wider Houthi campaign targeting political opponents and aid workers.
- Ukraine successfully returned three more children from Russian occupation Around World Children's Day on November 20,
- The Council of Europe Special Envoy emphasized the scale of Russia's forced deportation campaign., noting that tens of thousands of Ukrainian children have been forcibly transferred to Russia.
- The UN has verified that more than 3,100 children have been killed or injured in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began.
- Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and UNICEF announced significant price reductions for malaria vaccines that could save hundreds of thousands of young lives.
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