UN Demands Access to Address Humanitarian Plight In Sudan

Sudan Events – Sumaya Sayed

The head of UN humanitarian operations on Monday denounced “extreme violence” against civilians caught up in the war in Sudan and said relief efforts reach only a fraction of those in need.
Martin Griffiths demanded unimpeded access for UN relief teams to help stem what he called the “avalanche of human suffering” in Sudan.
Since mid-April, we have been able to reach only 4.1 million people with life-saving aid,” Griffiths said at the first “Humanitarian Forum on Sudan,” attended by representatives of the army and the RSF.
As late as Monday, witnesses told AFP of “bombardments” on houses that injured civilians, including children, in El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state, 350 kilometers (220 miles) south of Khartoum. Intense fighting has also taken place in Darfur in recent days.