The continuation of the wave of refugees from Khartoum due to the exacerbation of the conflict in Sudan
The representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said refugees in Sudan Axel Bishop, that about 40,000 refugees have been forced to flee Khartoum since the start of the crisis in search of safety in refugee camps in the states of White Nile, Gedaref and Kassala.
Bishop said, during a press conference in Geneva, that the commission had to temporarily stop most of its vital activities in Khartoum, Darfur and North Kordofan, after work in those areas became “extremely dangerous.”
The UNHCR representative suggested that the suspension of some humanitarian programs would exacerbate the risks faced by those who depend on humanitarian assistance for survival, saying that the inability to provide assistance to those in need is very worrying.
He explained that the UNHCR is working closely with the World Food Program to find out ways to provide food inside the country, and with UN agencies and non-governmental organizations on how to provide other basic assistance.
Bishop also warned that the humanitarian situation in Darfur remains “extremely dangerous,” expressing UNHCR’s fears that the current hostilities could fuel ethnic and sectarian tensions there and lead to more waves of displacement.
While the preliminary committee of the Sudan Medical Association warned of an imminent collapse of the health system in the country, and said that health facilities are out of service “one by one.”
The syndicate stated, in a statement, that the continuity of health facilities being out of service threatens to be completely closed “in light of the continuation of military operations and the continuous violations of the ceasefire.”
The committee said that there is an acute shortage of medical tools and difficulty in accessing medical personnel to hospitals, with the absence of safe passages for ambulance, “and the continued occupation of hospitals by the Rapid Support militia, and the violation and targeting of health facilities by both parties to the conflict.”
The Preliminary Committee of the Sudan Doctors Syndicate said that the number of civilian casualties as a result of the clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces rose to 387 deaths.
The committee stated, in a statement, that the clashes have resulted in the injury of 1,928 civilians so far.
2023-04-28 16:04:31
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