Africa-Press – South-Sudan. The spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday joined the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in condemning an attack that hit an aid truck in Sudan’s North Darfur State on Friday.
Stéphane Dujarric, who was briefing the press in New York, said a UNHCR truck carrying emergency shelter kits came under attack by a drone while transiting through the town of Umm Drisaya.
“The driver escaped unhurt, thankfully, but all the supplies were destroyed in the fire. The truck was heading to Tawila, where 700,000 men, women, and children have sought safety after fleeing fighting in other parts of Sudan,” he said. “UNHCR will continue to work in Sudan to reach displaced people, including nearly nine million people displaced within the country’s borders and more than 860,000 others who have crossed the borders to other countries.”
The spokesperson added that on Saturday, a drone reportedly caused casualties in residential neighborhoods in El Obeid city in North Kordofan, with the local medical group Sudan Doctors Network confirming that seven people were killed and over 20 were injured.
“These are ordinary families in their homes, caught in violence that continues to reach civilian neighbourhoods. We condemn all of these attacks,” he said. “The UN reiterates that civilian infrastructure must never be targeted, and civilians must never be targeted, and all parties must ensure rapid and unhindered humanitarian access.”
Elsewhere, in Blue Nile, Dujarric said a recent assessment by UN partners has revealed a worsening humanitarian situation across displacement sites driven by overcrowding, the lack of privacy, inadequate shelter, poor sanitation, and escalating risks of gender-based violence, among others.
“The Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, Denise Brown, visited Damazine, the capital of Blue Nile State, last week, highlighting how funding gaps, insecurity, and access constraints continue to limit the ability of aid organizations to scale up their response,” he stated.
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