{"id":20110093,"date":"2024-12-18T19:44:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T18:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20110093"},"modified":"2024-12-18T19:44:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T18:44:48","slug":"un-condemns-airstrikes-and-shelling-in-darfur-and-khartoum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/un-condemns-airstrikes-and-shelling-in-darfur-and-khartoum","title":{"rendered":"UN condemns airstrikes and shelling in Darfur and Khartoum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami, yesterday condemned recent airstrikes and shelling in Darfur and Khartoum, which have led to significant civilian casualties and destruction.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the past week, areas including Khartoum, El Fasher, and Nyala have faced airstrikes and\u00a0artillery exchanges<\/a>, damaging homes, markets, and hospitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On December 13, the\u00a0MSF-Saudi Hospital in El Fasher<\/a>\u00a0was struck by drones, causing at least 10 dead and 20 injured, as well as severe damage to the facility\u2019s infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hospital is a regular target, reports state it has been\u00a0struck more than 10 times<\/a>\u00a0since the start of the war. Between 10 and 15 December, shelling in the Zamzam camp for the displaced, forcing hundreds to flee.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The camp was previously encircled by the fighting, and now the site of heavy artillery attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces which left over 200 people in just the past week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Famine conditions, classified as\u00a0Integrated Food Security Phase Classification<\/a>\u00a0(IPC) Phase 5, the highest level on the IPC Acute Food Insecurity scale, were confirmed in July at the Zamzam displacement camp, leaving thousands of children facing life-threatening malnutrition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis violence against civilians is unacceptable,\u201d Nkweta-Salami said. \u201cInternational humanitarian law must be respected. Civilians and civilian infrastructure must be spared.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She called for an immediate cessation of hostilities and safe passage for civilians wishing to flee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the full statement here: The Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami, condemns shelling and airstrikes on civilian areas in parts of Darfur and Khartoum<\/a><\/p>\n