The situation is particularly disastrous in El Fasher, the capital of the province of Darfur du Nord, which has experienced some of the worst episodes of the ongoing conflict between the rival soldiers.
The remaining people in El Fasher are faced with “extreme shortages” of food and clean water, the markets have repeatedly allowed UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists during the regular briefing in New York.
Throughout the city, almost 40% of children under the age of five suffer from acute malnutrition, including 11% suffering from severe acute malnutrition.
Most surrounding water infrastructures have also been destroyed or made non -functional due to minimal maintenance and fuel shortages, Dujarric added.
Displacement of El Fasher
Since April 2023, around 780,000 people have been moved from the city of El Fasher and the nearby Zamzam travel camps, including nearly 500,000 in April and May this year.
Famine conditions have been confirmed in the region since last August.
About three -quarters of Zamzam Camp residents fled in various places through Tawila, where the UN and its partners have increased critical humanitarian assistance.
The cholera epidemic continues
Mr. Dujarric also warned that the rupture of water and sanitation services, combined with low vaccination coverage, has greatly increased the risk of flaming of diseases, including cholera.
So far this year, Sudan has reported more than 32,000 suspicious cases of cholera.
According to the United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs Coordination (Ochha))) The cholera cases continue to increase through Darfur, with more than 300 suspicious cases and more than two dozen deaths reported in the state of southern Darfur only last week.
“Conflict and collapse infrastructure continue to provoke the spread of the disease and to hinder response efforts,” said Dujarric.
Unprecedented and complex crisis
Since the war broke out Between the former allies become rivals, the Sudanese armed forces (SAF) and the rapid support forces (RSF) in April 2023Tens of thousands of civilians were killed and more than 12 million flee their houses – including about four million as refugees in neighboring countries.
The crisis takes place on a context of extreme vulnerability, because the country remains very sensitive to the impacts of climate change and disasters.
Severe droughts with deadly floods, the Effects composed of conflict and environmental instability Push the communities by the edge, letting them find it difficult to survive. Famine has already been declared in certain parts of the country, putting millions of lives in danger.
Lack of resources response from the hamstrings
Despite increasing needs, the humanitarian response plan of $ 4.2 billion for 2025, which aims to help around 21 million of the most vulnerable people, only 21% financed, having received $ 896 million so far.
Tom Fletcher, United Nations Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, stressed the seriousness of the situation in El Fasher.
Civilians in the region are cut off from help and face the risk of famine, he said in an article on social networks.
By using an urgent humanitarian break, he warned that “every day without access costs lives”.
Originally published at Almouwatin.com
