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(RSF) killed at least 60 civilians in the locality of Bara de North Kordofan, while civil society groups reported that up to 300 had been killed.
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) also struck two villages in the west of Kordofan from July 10 to 14, killing at least 23 civilians and causing more than 30 injuries.
More recently, Thursday, a SAF air strike in Bara killed at least 11 civilians who were all members of a single family.
According to the declaration of the High Commissioner, these deaths come in the midst of the disturbing reports that the RSF makes fun of an offensive on the capital of the State of North Kordofan, El Obeid.
Continuous concern for El Fasher
In another large Hotspot of the Sudan conflict, the besieged city of El Fasher in the state of Darfur du Nord, the RSF recently led several attacks. They include a ground attack on July 11 and 12, which would have made civilian victims.
The High Commissioner subsequently “expressed his continuous concern for the safety of civilians in El Fasher”.
“An insane contempt for life and security of civilians”
The declaration stressed that the High Commissioner “deplored the murder of dozens of civilians by both parties”.
“It is painful that more than two years since the conflict began the parties to the conflict in Sudan continues to demonstrate insensitive contempt for the life and security of civilians,” he said.
“An escalation of hostilities in the north of Darfur and Kordofan will only increase the risks already serious for civilians and the disastrous humanitarian situation in a conflict that has already caused incalculable suffering to the Sudanese people”, ”
Türk has urged influenced persons to prevent a new escalation and guarantee that the parties respect their obligations under international law, including the protection of civilians.
The High Commissioner has renewed his calls to the parties at war to guarantee safe and unhindered access to humanitarian aid and to prevent violations of international law.
“All alleged violations must be the subject of a fully and independent investigation and the leaders translated into justice,” he concluded.
Strong rains and attacks on civilians
During the daily briefing in New York on Thursday, the partner spokesman for the secretary general, Stephanie Tremblay, relayed reports from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on the aggravation of the humanitarian situation north of the Darfur.
Strong rains and floods on July 14 and 15 have moved more than 400 people and destroyed dozens of houses in the Darfour darfour in the north of the locality of Salam. Displaced families now refer to host communities that already have trouble dealing.
Ms. Tremblay has also reported additional attacks on civilians in recent days, with bombings killing five children in El Fasher on July 16 and six people on the Naïvasha market in the Abu Shouk camp struck by famine on July 15.
The El Fasher maternity hospital, the only major hospital still in the region, is exceeded, short of serious and severely under-strengthened personnel.
In addition, the reduced season by October aggravates the food insecurity crisis by disturbing markets, limiting income and increasing food prices.
Noting the declaration of the High Commissioner, Ms. Tremblay said that “we call an immediate cessation of hostilities, the protection of civilians and humanitarian staff, an access without obstacle to both borders and lines of conflict, and increased international funding to respond to this growing crisis.”
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