9th February 2026

At least 24 people, including eight children, were killed by a drone attack in Sudan on Saturday. The attack by the Rapid Support Forces took place close to the city of Er Rahad in North Kordofan province, hitting a vehicle  transporting displaced people who fled fighting in the Dubeiker area. Several others were wounded and taken for treatment in Er Rahad, which suffers, as many other do, from severe medical supplies shortages. A similar drone attack on Friday hit a World Food Programme (WFP) aid convoy in North Kordofan province killing one and wounded many others. Denise Brown, the UN humanitarian coordinator in Sudan said, “Attacks on aid operations undermine efforts to reach people facing hunger and displacement.” Massad Boulos, a US adviser for African and Arab affairs commented, “Destroying food intended for people in need and killing humanitarian workers is sickening. The Trump administration has zero tolerance for this destruction of life and of US-funded assistance; we demand accountability.” In a report released on Thursday, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said famine was found in two more areas in the western region of Darfur. The report warned that acute malnutrition is expected to worsen during this year with a 13.5% increase in cases of acute malnutrition in children under five, and pregnant and breastfeeding women – from 3.7 million children and women in 2025 to nearly 4.2 million in 2026.  Severe acute malnutrition, the most dangerous and deadly form of malnutrition, is expected to increase to 800,000 cases, up 4% from 2025, it said.

Loving God, we cry with our neighbours in Sudan who have been suffering war, death and destruction, injury and famine, displacement and fear for so long. We pray for your comfort and care for the families and friends of those who have died in these drone attacks.  We pray for the healing and restoration of all who were injured and the protection of the innocent and humanitarian workers. May your Holy Spirit move among the leaders of the fighting factions and those working as peace makers. May all who covet power and seek it through violence choose to walk the path of peace. Bring your justice and healing to this divided land, we pray, and from the darkness may your light shine upon the path to a different way of life.  In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen.

The EU and UNICEF have delivered more than 30 tonnes of emergency humanitarian supplies, providing critical support to an estimated 15,000 people, mostly women and children, displaced by the ongoing border crisis across four north-western provinces in Cambodia. The assistance includes large tents and tarpaulins to serve as temporary learning and child-friendly spaces, hygiene kits, solar lamps, and essential health and water supplies.  UNICEF deputy representative Anirban Chatterjee said, “Today, we are proud to deliver essential supplies through our partnership with UNICEF Cambodia,” he said, adding that the EU remains committed to safeguarding the wellbeing and dignity of every displaced child and family."  He added that, “This support will help ensure that young children keep learning, that families have safe water and hygiene, and that communities can maintain essential health and dignity as they navigate this challenging period.”  

Prayer based on Psalm 90:1-2 and Psalm 66

Lord, through all the generations

you have been our home!

Before the mountains were created,

before the earth was formed,

you are God without beginning or end.

We praise you, O God, with shouts of joy.

We sing to the glory of your name.

How wonderful are the things you do!

Your power is so great.

We sing praises to your name.

We praise you God, because you listen to us

and do not reject our prayer.

Your love for us is eternal.

Amen.