The UN warned this Sunday of the “rapid deterioration” of the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and said that it would send its humanitarian chief and emergency aid coordinator, Martin Griffiths, “immediately” to the region.
“The scale and speed of what is happening is unprecedented in Sudan. We are extremely concerned about the immediate and long-term impact on the entire people of Sudan and the wider region,” said the organization’s secretary general, António Guterres, it’s a statement.
“Once again, we urge all parties to the conflict to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure, to allow safe passage for civilians fleeing areas of hostilities, to respect humanitarian workers and assets, to facilitate operations aid, and to respect the staff, transport and medical facilities,” Guterres said in a note sent by his spokesman.
The Sudanese Army agreed to extend the truce that expired today for another 72 hours, after the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (FAR) announced its adherence to the agreement, proposed by the United States and Saudi Arabia, and after pressure from the United Nations .
This is the third proposal to extend the truce since last day 24, which, although it did not mean a pause in the fighting, did serve to evacuate foreigners from the country and that the Sudanese could move to safer areas.
The fighting in Sudan broke out on the 15th, amid tensions over the Army reform process and the integration of the paramilitaries into the regular forces, within the framework of a political process to put the country back on the democratic path after the 2021 coup.
The violence has caused most hospitals in the shock zones to be out of service, a pressing shortage of basic goods, the displacement of tens of thousands of people and, according to the UN, more than 50,000 Sudanese have sought refuge in some of the seven neighboring countries.
At least 528 people have been killed and more than 4,500 injured since the fighting began, according to the Sudanese Ministry of Health.
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