Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 13th August. UNICEF in a press release issued on Monday reported that an attack on a UN facility for displaced people in Sudan has left 2 dead and at least 8 injured.
UN agency condemned the incident said that the youngsters had been playing football when a shell struck its “child-friendly space” in Al Hattana, in Khartoum state.
UNICEF Representative in Sudan, Sheldon Yett, said that Saturday’s attack underlined “the ongoing violence against children” in a war that has claimed thousands of young lives.
He called for an end to the violence and attacks on critical public infrastructure in a statement posted online.
The war in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the rival Rapid Support Forces, international efforts are trying to broke a ceasefire.
UN Secretary General Guterres called the warring parties to reach a negotiated settlement.
Over 10.7 million people have been displaced within Sudan and a 2.1 million have sought refuge in neighbouring countries.
The fighting has precipitated an acute hunger crisis, with 26 million struggling to secure daily meals.
UN humanitarians warned that famine has been confirmed in Zamzam displacement camp in Sudan’s North Darfur.
US Special Envoy for Sudan, Tom Perriello, announced that he intended to travel to Geneva to launch Swiss and Saudi-supported efforts “to end the crisis in Sudan”.
Mr. Perriello said in a statement on X that “in addition to consultations with the warring parties, we have heard from tens of thousands of civilians inside and outside of Sudan. Their message is clear: they want an end to the daily terror of shelling, starvation, and sieges”.
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