UN warns violence in Darfur is intensifying; calls for unimpeded aid as famine conditions spread
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The United Nations said the situation in parts of Sudan, especially North Darfur, is rapidly deteriorating after rapid support forces entered El Fashir, and warned of escalating violence, displacement and restricted humanitarian access. The Famine Review Committee has reported famine conditions in El Fashir and Kadugli; UN and health partners
The United Nations warned that violence in parts of Sudan is intensifying and that humanitarian access remains severely constrained. The briefing said that since the rapid support forces entered El Fashir the security situation is worsening and that the UN continues to call for an immediate end to hostilities and safe, rapid, and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid.
The Famine Review Committee and UN agencies reported that famine conditions are occurring in El Fashir in North Darfur and in Kadugli in South Kordofan. The World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization and UNICEF identified conflict, displacement, and blocked humanitarian access as the principal drivers of hunger across critically affected regions.
The briefing cited local reports of air and drone strikes in areas around El Fashir and other locations, and said civilian casualty reports remain difficult to verify due to limited access. The World Health Organization's director-general, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, condemned strikes on health-care facilities after a pediatric and maternity hospital in North Darfur was struck, resulting in at least four deaths and several injuries according to the briefing.
The UN urged all parties to protect civilians and respect international humanitarian law, to ensure safe and unimpeded passage for humanitarian workers, and to allow relief supplies to reach people in need. The spokesperson said UN teams and partners continue to deliver life-saving assistance wherever access permits.