Warring factions in North Darfur state must “avoid locating military installations within or near densely populated areas, including towns and camps for internally displaced people,” said one U.N. official.

By Julia Conley. Published 4-26-2024 by Common Dreams

The United Nations’ top humanitarian affairs officials on Friday called for an immediate deescalation of hostilities in Sudan, where rival factions in the military government have been fighting for a year and where an attack on the city of El Fasher is reportedly imminent.

About 800,000 people in the city, the capital of North Darfur state, are in “extreme and immediate danger,” U.N. aid operations director, Edem Wosornu, told the U.N. Security Council earlier this week, as she reported that clashes between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group, and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) are nearing El Fasher.

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