The war in Sudan intensifies with reports of ethnic cleansing in Darfur and a looming large-scale massacre in El Fasher. The international community, including the UK and US, is urged to take action to prevent further atrocities and protect civilians. The UN warns of acute food insecurity affecting millions in South Sudan, with a catastrophic famine looming. Sanctions are imposed on RSF commanders for threatening peace and security in Sudan. Humanitarian aid delivery is hindered by ongoing violence, risking a humanitarian catastrophe.
"'Time is running out'” for the people of Sudan "as famine, disease and fighting close in on the population “'and there’s no end in sight,'" warns the U.N. The Emirati back Rapid Support Forces are causing most of the devastation. https://t.co/rweyFzCHc9
Hugely relieved @lynbrownmp has secured a UQ on what the Governments response needs to be in the face of atrocities in El Fasher, #Sudan. We need to see much more being done with urgency to de-escalate the horrors @IBVprev @CommonsIDC
Sudan faces 'inferno of violence' and risk of famine, UN warns ➡️ https://t.co/1YcFe8TMfT https://t.co/csm2ikac8j
The UN's humanitarian coordinator for Sudan said residents of the country were at risk of famine as the rainy season approaches. The violence between the army and paramilitary forces has made it hard to deliver aid. https://t.co/8nK99xSnJa
#Sudan: "We need a paradigm shift... on the level of access, or we will see a catastrophe here in Sudan" - Carl Skau, @WFP’s Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer Full audio ➡️https://t.co/IAzatjz1FO https://t.co/sYGhwJyTRK
UN officials and rights groups warn hundreds of thousands of civilians are at risk amid heavy fighting in Sudan’s Darfur https://t.co/HmSuJIhr6y https://t.co/R7uF1bBybN
‘The international community cannot stand by as this crisis spirals out of control,’ UN Resident & Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan @CNkwetaSalami said, calling for increased advocacy, attention and resources. https://t.co/64nlCQp31s
Tonight we hosted an emergency roundtable with @peacedirect & @lynbrownmp on the need for atrocity prevention efforts in Sudan🚨 There's an imminent risk of catastrophe in El Fasher. The UK must assert immediate consequences for those responsible & explore all protective options https://t.co/d16PKgoDCG
The United States is imposing sanctions on two Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commanders for their role in threatening peace and security in Sudan, including the recent RSF offensives near El Fasher. This offensive must stop, and all sides must allow movement of humanitarian aid.
The RSF have started their assault on El Fasher, the population there now face catastrophe The US have drawn a red line, promising consequences if that line is breached The UK must do the same TODAY Serious rapid protection options are needed —nothing less #KeepEyesOnSudan https://t.co/qZBHpTMRTw
More than seven million people in fragile #SouthSudan are at risk of acute food insecurity in the coming months, including tens of thousands at a “catastrophic” level of famine, the #UN warns. https://t.co/WVqJUbsHXL
El Fasher, Darfur is on the precipice of a large-scale massacre. I urge armed actors to de-escalate and protect civilians at all costs. The RSF must lift its siege of the city. The SAF must protect critical infrastructure. There will be direct and immediate consequences for those…
Horrific sexual violence continues as a weapon of war around the world. Right now in El Fasher, Sudan, 100,000s are at imminent risk. How many more women and girls will be brutalised by rape if it falls? Strategy needed so UK plays its part in prevention. https://t.co/r0L0yFWv3x
The war in Sudan continues to rage, with hospitals overflowing in the besieged city of El Fasher and a new @HRW report detailing ethnic cleansing in Darfur. The international community must work to end the violence, including by holding to account those guilty of war crimes.