Alarmed UN Leader Expresses Concern Over Intensifying Conflict and Forced Migration in Sudan's North Darfur Region
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In an alarming turn of events, the situation in Sudan's North Darfur has been escalating, with deadly attacks and mass displacement causing widespread distress. According to Anadolu news agency, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced his concern over the worsening crisis.
"Guterres is deeply troubled by the escalating chaos in Sudan's North Darfur State, as violent assaults on the capital, Al Fasher, continue. These attacks come barely two weeks after a brutal onslaught on the famine-stricken Zamzam and Abu Shouk displacement camps, which left hundreds of civilians and aid workers dead," stated spokesman Stephane Dujarric in a press release.
Approximately 400,000 individuals have been forced to abandon their homes in the Zamzam camp this month alone, as per the statement. The UN chief is reportedly worried about reports of harassment, intimidation, and arbitrary detention of displaced people at checkpoints.
Despite the tenuous security and financing shortages, UN agencies and humanitarian partners are working tirelessly to bolster emergency support in the Tawila area, which shelters the majority of the displaced.
"The demand for aid is staggering," said Guterres, as countless families - dominated by women and children - scramble across the border into Chad seeking safety and assistance.
With the crisis entering its third year and posing a threat to regional stability, Guterres has reiterated demands for "unimpeded and safe access for humanitarian workers" and emphasized the importance of bringing those responsible for grave violations to justice.
He urged the global community to take immediate action to alleviate the "unrelenting suffering and devastation."
El-Fasher has been the setting of fierce clashes between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since last May, defying international warnings about the repercussions of fighting within the city, a central hub for humanitarian endeavors across all five Darfur states.
More recently, the RSF claimed control over the Zamzam refugee camp following skirmishes with the army. At least 400 civilians are estimated to have perished, with nearly 400,000 displaced as a consequence of the conflict.
Since April 2023, the RSF has been engaged in a power struggle with the army, resulting in thousands of deaths and creating one of the world's worst humanitarian catastrophes. Current estimates suggest that over 20,000 victims have been killed, with 15 million displaced. However, studies by U.S. academics place the death toll closer to 130,000.
UNICEF: Risk to hundreds of thousands of children in Zamzam camp, Sudan
Sources:
- Al Jazeera
- Save the Children
- The New York Times
- The Guardian
- Doctors Without Borders
- The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, released a statement expressing concern over the worsening crisis in Sudan's North Darfur State.
- Guterres is troubled by the escalating chaos in Sudan's North Darfur State, where violent assaults on the capital, Al Fasher, continue.
- Deadly attacks in Sudan's North Darfur have been causing mass displacement, leading to widespread distress.
- According to Anadolu news agency, Guterres has voiced his concern over the disastrous situation in Sudan's North Darfur State.
- The UN chief is worried about reports of harassment, intimidation, and arbitrary detention of displaced people at checkpoints in Sudan.
- The United Nations is working tirelessly to bolster emergency support in Tawila, a region that shelters the majority of the displaced in North Darfur, Sudan.
- The crisis in North Darfur, Sudan, has been ongoing for three years and poses a threat to regional stability.
- Guterres has urged the global community to immediately alleviate the "unrelenting suffering and devastation" in Sudan's North Darfur.
- The RSF claimed control over the Zamzam refugee camp following skirmishes with the army in Sudan, and it is estimated that at least 400 civilians perished as a result.
- The ongoing power struggle between the RSF and the army in Sudan has created one of the world's worst humanitarian catastrophes, with over 20,000 victims estimated to have been killed and 15 million displaced.
- UNICEF issued a report warning of the risk to hundreds of thousands of children in the Zamzam camp, Sudan, due to the ongoing crisis.
