The United Nations has once again sounded the alarm over the worsening plight of civilians in Sudan amid the ongoing war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The organization stated that the country has become a symbol of indifference and impunity, at a time when half of the population is in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, while the healthcare system collapses and diseases continue to spread.
In a newly issued humanitarian appeal, the UN held the international community accountable for ending the atrocities being inflicted upon the Sudanese people, noting that attackers of civilians, aid convoys, and humanitarian workers are evading justice, while the population is being denied lifesaving aid.
A press statement by the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, warned that the situation in Sudan represents the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with 30 million people in need of lifesaving assistance.
The statement described last week’s deadly attack on a World Food Programme convoy en route to El Fasher as yet another sign of the disappearing protections for civilians and aid workers in the country.
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