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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — United Nations aid workers said Monday they were alarmed by the worsening conflict, rising civilian casualties and worsening humanitarian situation in Sudan.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has provided an update on the humanitarian tragedy unfolding across the country.
“Our humanitarian colleagues have noted that heavy fighting continues in North Darfur state, with numerous reports of civilian casualties in recent days,” OCHA said, adding that clashes broke out in the state capital of El Fasher on Friday and Saturday, following earlier clashes between armed groups, including around the Abu Shouk camp for displaced people.
Currently, 25 thousand people live in the camp.
OCHA said that a year after mass starvation was confirmed in Zamzam, another camp for displaced people on the outskirts of El Fasher, the town remains under siege and its residents are at risk of starvation. There have been no food deliveries by road for more than a year.
The directorate said that in North Kordofan state, the town of Um Sumeima has reportedly changed hands several times in recent weeks, highlighting the instability on the front lines. Civilians remain trapped and their access to aid remains severely restricted.
OCHA said cholera continues to spread rapidly across Darfur.
In Tawila, North Darfur, nearly 1,200 cases have been reported since late June, including about 300 among children and at least 20 deaths.
In South Darfur, health authorities have reported more than 1,100 suspected cholera cases and 64 deaths since late May, with the latest reports putting the case fatality rate at more than 6 percent. OCHA said shortages of medicines, clean water and sanitation were seriously hampering humanitarian assistance.
In Khartoum state, OCHA reported confirmation of the presence of landmines in several locations. Anti-personnel and anti-vehicle mines were found in Al-Mogran, Omdurman and Bahri.
“These devices not only maim and kill civilians, but also block access to medical services, markets and humanitarian aid,” the department said.
OCHA said flooding in Blue Nile state had displaced more than 100 people in the state capital of Ed-Damazin and destroyed at least 200 tents in Al-Karama camp on Friday, the latest challenge facing people displaced by the conflict.
“Amid these multiple crises, OCHA reiterates its call for sustained humanitarian access across Sudan and increased international support to vulnerable populations in the country,” the humanitarian agency said in a statement. –0–
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