Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 15th June. UN Humanitarian Affairs chief Martin Griffiths on Friday warned that the humanitarian situation in and around El-Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur region “is worsening by the hour.”
Mr. Griffiths said on X said that he hoped the Security Council resolution would help ease the suffering of civilians in Sudan. The resolution calls for the paramilitary Rapid Security Forces in Sudan to end their siege on Al Fasher.
The RSF have been locked in a battle for control of the country with the forces of the military transitional government since April 2023.
El Fasher is the last remaining city in Darfur in Government hands.
He said civilians “must be protected, aid must be able to reach them, and the fighting must stop now.”
UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said that the WFP in Sudan is emphasized the need for food delivery to civilians before rains completely restrict their access to remote areas.
He said that WFP reported a convoy with aid for about 160,000 people crossed into Darfur from Chad this week and is headed for Central, East and West Darfur.
Mr. Haq also noted that WFP food distributions for more than 50,000 people in South Darfur and 200,000 in Aj Jazirah State are underway.
“The distributions there are the first since conflict spread to the state capital Wad Medani and other parts of Sudan’s breadbasket in December,” he added.
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