UN Alarm at Constraints on Humanitarian Access across Sudan amid Ongoing Attacks

The Office of UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has expressed alarm at attacks on civilians and ongoing restraints on humanitarian access across Sudan. Drone attacks constantly target civilians, and essential roads are unsafe, making humanitarian aid logistics nigh-on impossible. At a daily press briefing in New York on Monday, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, told reporters: “We continue to be alarmed by attacks on civilians and growing constraints on humanitarian access across many parts of the country. In West Kordofan, local sources report that seven people were killed and dozens injured when an air strike hit a funeral gathering in Payam Kasha in the Nuba Mountains last Friday. … In Darfur, increasing insecurity and restriction on humanitarian movements are choking humanitarian access. Aid workers face armed robberies, they face attacks along key routes, while some organizations have been forced to suspend operations altogether, leaving vulnerable populations with even fewer services.” Dabanga