Corpses pile up in the streets as removal is impossible due to the harsh weather. war and frightened civilians try to escape Khartoum in the face of increasingly fierce war. In just six days of fighting, several ceasefires were agreed for humanitarian purposes and were soon violated. More than 400 people have been killed after a conflict erupted in Sudan last Saturday, which for weeks had warned could be potentially deadly.
Rapid Support Forces (RSF) declared a 72-hour ceasefire once again this Friday. Eid al-fitr, the date marking the end of the month of Ramadan, but the Army did not prevail. Witnesses in the area assure that the fire and bullets continued to weaken the city. In the midst of this complex scenario, several humanitarian organizations announced the temporary end of their mission in Sudan. This situation save the children, For example.
Arshad Malik, the NGO’s director in Sudan, asked all parties a few days ago to protect humanitarian aid in a country where 15.8 million people, a third of the population, need help. “For the past three days, fear has gripped people in Sudan who did not know whether it was safe to leave their homes and are now forced to choose between facing that fear or starving to death.”
failed ceasefire
Likewise, he considered it “absolutely crucial for the survival of children and families” that there be a ceasefire “so that lifesaving assistance can be provided”. The World Food Program (WFP) announced the suspension of operations last Sunday after the deaths of three of its employees, and this Friday another employee of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) was killed when the convoy in Kimdi was shot at. trip.
United Nations insisted since the outbreak of violence last Saturday at the opening humanitarian corridors evacuate civilians and wounded, but in many of the cases described, neither side respected them. UN special envoy in SudanVolker Perthes, He said he was “deeply disappointed” by the non-compliance with the ceasefires, which he said were “only partially fulfilled” despite commitments by both sides.
During these short pauses, for example last Monday, Evacuation of more than 1000 people in the capital but within an hour, as confirmed by sources Sudan Red CrescentAs in the case of a school in central Khartoum, where around 450 girls and boys have been able to get out since the fighting began on Saturday.
Help and consumables
The Tripartite Mechanism, which includes the UN, the African Union (AU) and the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD), urges warring parties in Sudan to respect “humanitarian pauses” so that civilians can access aa.aid and supplies given the impossibility of receiving care and medication in their home country. The Sudanese Doctors Association denounced that hospitals in Khartoum and other cities in the country had been attacked and many were “totally out of service” due to the conflict.
“The pause will provide an opportunity for civilians stranded in conflict zones to access critical aid and supplies, receive medical attention or exit safely,” the trio spokesperson wrote in the note. On the other hand, they insist that both leaders, Abdelfatah al Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, have an obligation to “communicate the decision well among their ranks”. The mechanism states, “Only the Armed Forces and RSF have the power to maintain the stagnation and can guarantee the protection of civilians.”
Sudanese Health Minister Ibrahim Haizam told Al Arabiya and Al Hadath television networks this Friday that there were “many” bodies lying in the streets as they could not be removed due to the intensity of the fighting. before the conflict warns that this poses an epidemic threat.
Likewise, he emphasized that close to a third of the hospitals in Khartoum were not working, adding that in some cases this was due to water cuts hours later by the World Health Organization (WHO) director general. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus“These reprehensible acts of violence not only endanger people’s lives, health workersbut deprive vulnerable people of basic medical care.
many children were injured
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Sudan CoordinatorCyrus Ray, On Thursday, the hospital in the city of El Fasher, which supports the non-governmental organization, announced that since the start of the fighting, 279 injured and 44 lost their lives. “The situation is catastrophic. Most of the injured are injured. civilians were hit by stray bullets and most of them are children,” he said.
“They have fractures from gunshot wounds, or have bullet or shrapnel wounds to their legs, abdomen, or chest. Many need it. blood transfusions. “There are so many patients being cared for on the floor of the corridors that there are not enough beds to accommodate the large number of casualties,” said Ray, according to a statement from the organization.
In this sense, “all other hospitals in the city closed Because they are close to the conflict zone or because of the intensity of the conflict, the personnel cannot reach them.” “Surgeons from those hospitals have now come to our hospital and were able to perform a number of surgical operations. However, they are quickly running out of stock.”
“We were able to get to the hospital for resupply on Tuesday, when the fighting stagnated, but if we can’t get more supplies to Darfur and we continue to receive so many casualties, the medical supplies available will only last us three more weeks.” said and before he insisted “Nothing can move in Sudan”.