Today's top news: Ukraine, Sudan, Niger

Ukraine

The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, Denise Brown, condemned a new wave of attacks over the weekend, once again damaging houses, hospitals and schools and killing and injuring dozens of people, including children.

Front-line communities in Kherson and neighbouring Zaporizhzhia regions were particularly affected. In the Kherson region, an entire family, including a baby, was reportedly killed in their home by shelling in Shyroka Balka village.

Odesa was also hit yesterday with residential houses and education facilities damaged.

Meanwhile, we continue to support people across the country.

Last week, two inter-agency convoys delivered assistance to front-line communities in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.

The convoys delivered bottled water, food, medicines, shelter materials, hygiene kits, and household items to support over 15,000 people who remain in these areas.

More than 7.3 million people in Ukraine have received aid so far in 2023. In total, some 18 million people need support.

Sudan

We are deeply concerned by reports of deadly clashes in South Darfur in recent days.

The violence has displaced an estimated 20,000 people from several neighbourhoods around the state capital, Nyala Town. That’s according to preliminary reports from the International Organization for Migration.

OCHA is closely monitoring the situation and is working to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance to South Darfur. Unfortunately, the clashes are currently hampering any transport of aid into Nyala from East Darfur.

Niger

We continue to deliver aid in Niger despite the challenges, including the ongoing rainy season.

Last week, 22,000 people in the Maradi region, in the centre of the country, received cash assistance and food items.

We and our humanitarian partners are also working with de facto authorities to identify and prepare a site to accommodate over 13,000 internally displaced people in Ouro Gueladjo, in the Tillabéri region. These people were displaced from several villages in that region in mid-July, before the current political crisis.