The world body on Friday expressed shock at the attack on the World Food Programme (WFP) premises in El Fasher, the capital city of Sudan’s North Darfur region.
“We are shocked and alarmed that the World Food Programme premises in El Fasher were hit and damaged by repeated shelling from the Rapid Support Forces,” said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. “We reiterate that humanitarian staff, their assets, their operations and supplies should never be targeted. This must stop now, especially in places like Sudan, where over 3 million children are suffering from malnutrition,” he told a daily press briefing. The WFP is trying as much as the situation allows to scale up food and nutrition assistance to reach 7 million people on a monthly basis, with prioritizing communities facing famine or just at risk of famine, he said.
Famine is confirmed in Sudan in 10 locations: eight in North Darfur and two in the Western Nuba Mountains. Another 17 areas, including parts of Darfur, the Nuba Mountains, Khartoum, and Gezira, are at risk of famine, said the spokesman. “We cannot stress enough that the only path forward is an immediate end to hostilities.” The WFP said in a statement that its staff in El Fasher is safe and accounted for. A civil war broke out in April 2023 between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces, two rival factions of the military government. Enditem
Source: Xinhua
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