{"id":20132759,"date":"2026-05-22T17:24:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20132759"},"modified":"2026-05-22T17:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:25:11","slug":"key-south-kordofan-aid-route-reopens-un-warns-over-rising-civilian-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/key-south-kordofan-aid-route-reopens-un-warns-over-rising-civilian-deaths","title":{"rendered":"Key South Kordofan aid route reopens, UN warns over rising civilian deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Humanitarian organisations have resumed transporting medical supplies along a key road linking North and South Kordofan after the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) reopened the Delling-Habila route on Monday, ending months of disruption caused by fighting. But the United Nations has warned that civilians remain at grave risk as violence escalates across the region.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn South Kordofan,\u00a0multiple drone strikes<\/a>\u00a0in and around Delling yesterday reportedly killed at least two people and injured several others. One strike reportedly damaged a health facility and destroyed medical supplies and equipment,\u201d said St\u00e9phane Dujarric during\u00a0a press briefing<\/a>\u00a0by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur partners are also reporting that two front-line health workers were killed due to shelling in Delling earlier this month,\u201d Dujarric added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least 28 people were reportedly killed on Tuesday in attacks near\u00a0Delling<\/a>\u00a0and in Ghubeish locality in West Kordofan. Additional strikes hit El Fula, Babanousa and Abu Zabad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reopening of the route came after the Sudanese Armed Forces announced they had taken control of the El Takma area on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0SAF-allied-Joint Forces<\/a>, said fierce clashes continued with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces across South Kordofan and claimed to have inflicted heavy losses on RSF fighters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local traders in Kadugli said commercial activity had begun to recover following the army\u2019s advance, with markets gradually reopening after months of insecurity and shortages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, traders urged the authorities to reinforce security along the route and fully reopen the national road to guarantee the uninterrupted movement of goods and\u00a0humanitarian assistance<\/a>, particularly as the autumn rainy season approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UN has called on all parties to the conflict to protect civilians and allow humanitarian workers safe and unhindered access to vulnerable communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Humanitarian organisations reached around nine million people across Sudan between January and April this year. However, aid agencies warn that severe funding shortages and the country\u2019s worsening economic crisis are deepening humanitarian suffering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to humanitarian officials, the price of Sudan\u2019s local food basket rose by 18 per cent in April compared to March, driven by sharp increases in the cost of sorghum and wheat flour, as\u00a0Sudan\u2019s Central Bureau of Statistics<\/a>\u00a0reported that annual inflation climbed to 45.84 per cent in April from 40.22 per cent in March amid the continuing depreciation of the Sudanese pound against foreign currencies.<\/p>\n