UN Security Council Voices Concern Over Military Escalation In Sudan

UNITED NATIONS, Xinhua: The UN Security Council on Thursday expressed deep concern over escalating violence in different parts of Sudan, including in and around El Fasher, the capital city of North Darfur state.

In a press statement, the members of the Security Council recalled Resolution 2736 of 2024, which demands that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) halt the siege of El Fasher.

The council members strongly condemned the attack on June 2 near al Koma in North Darfur on a joint World Food Programme (WFP) and UN Children’s Fund humanitarian convoy, which killed five humanitarian workers, injured several people, damaged life-saving humanitarian supplies and burned multiple trucks.

They reiterated UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ call for an urgent investigation and for the perpetrators to be held to account.

The council members also condemned repeated shelling by the RSF on May 29 that damaged a WFP facility in El Fasher.

They reminded the parties to the conflict to ensure the safety and security of UN and humanitarian personnel and their premises and assets. They reiterated that deliberate attacks against humanitarian personnel, their premises and assets may constitute war crimes.