UN: A third of the population in Sudan are in need of humanitarian aid
Almost a third of the population, or nearly 16 million people, in Sudan are in need of humanitarian assistance, according to UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths.Griffiths called for the war in Sudan to be halted on Monday night, saying "humanitarian aid must reach all who need it".
According to Griffthis, the conflicts in Sudan are forcing UN agencies and their humanitarian partners to suspend many programs across the country. 10 UN organizations and more than 80 NGOs have implemented more than 250 programs in the country.
He also called for the protection of hospitals and basic water and electricity infrastructure in Sudan.Griffthis said he was appalled by the deaths of humanitarian workers, including three World Food Program workers in Sudan.
He is also concerned, he said, at reports of large-scale looting of aid supplies and damage to humanitarian facilities. The United Nations World Food Program (WFP-World Food Programme), also announced the temporary suspension of all its activities in Sudan after 3 of its staff were killed and 2 others injured in the ongoing infighting in Sudan.
Violence has broken out in Sudan since Saturday, with ruler General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy Mohammed Hamdan Daglo, the leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), confronting each other. Tensions have been raging between the two military leaders for weeks over the planned integration of the RSF into the Sudanese army.
So far, dozens of people have been killed and hundreds injured. After the escalation of this conflict, the Presidents of Egypt and South Sudan agreed to mediate between the conflicting parties in Sudan.
The former Prime Minister of Sudan, Abdallah Hamdok, warned against foreign interference in his country's internal developments and called for talks between the conflicting parties and an immediate ceasefire.
