Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Sudan Attacks Cholera topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
UN alarms over attacks on health facilities in Sudan and rising cholera cases; humanitarian movement constrained
Summary
The UN reported strikes on hospitals and humanitarian hubs in Sudan, including a drone attack that killed health workers, and warned of a growing cholera outbreak amid shortages of supplies and constrained movement across conflict lines.
The United Nations on Friday expressed alarm at a wave of attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in Sudan, citing a reported drone strike on Veil Daman International Hospital in Al Ubayyid that killed at least six health workers and injured more than 15 others.
At the briefing, the spokesperson said the World Food Programme’s premises at Al Fashir (transcribed as Al Fosho) had come under repeated shelling, causing significant damage to a key humanitarian hub. The briefing identified the rapid support forces as the reported perpetrators of those attacks, citing statements from humanitarian coordinators on the ground.
The acting resident humanitarian coordinator for Sudan, Christine Humbrook, was quoted as calling for respect for international humanitarian law and stressing that civilian health workers and aid staff must never be targeted. The briefing noted that attacks on electricity infrastructure in Khartoum have worsened water shortages and increased the risk of waterborne disease among children.
The UN provided figures on cholera: daily cases in Khartoum have fallen compared with previous weeks, but the briefing said there remained more than 16,500 cases and over 340 reported deaths since the outbreak began. In South Darfur’s Yala locality, dozens of cholera cases prompted a health emergency declaration and appeals for urgent support.
Humanitarian responders said they have set up treatment centers and launched surveillance and community health activities, but critical gaps in supplies, funding, and staff persist. The briefing stressed that constraints on movement of supplies and personnel across conflict lines are a fundamental challenge to scaling response and called on the international community to act swiftly.
