A senior UN official says the world is ignoring repeated atrocities in Sudan’s civil war, which has killed tens of thousands and displaced over 11 million people.
UNITED NATIONS: The world is failing to respond to a relentless cycle of atrocities in Sudan, a senior United Nations official has warned. UN resident coordinator in Sudan Denise Brown expressed frustration at the international community’s lack of outrage and action as the civil war approaches its third year.
“We really are on repeat in the Sudan,” Brown told a press conference via video link. She cited repeats of sexual violence, displacements, and death as hallmarks of the ongoing conflict.
The war pits the national army against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). It has created the world’s largest displacement and hunger crises, according to the UN.
Brown highlighted the assault on El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state, as a stark example. The RSF pushed the army out of its last western Darfur stronghold last October.
The UN estimates at least 6,000 people died in the first three days of that assault alone. The true number of fatalities, disappearances, and arrests remains unknown.
Brown now fears for the town of Dilling in South Kordofan state, which she said is under daily RSF attack. She added that UN aid convoys are unable to access the area.
International funding for the crisis is critically low. A UN appeal for RM13.7 billion for Sudan this year is only 16% funded due to declining contributions from member states.
“Why isn’t the world outraged enough to do something about it?” Brown asked, questioning the global community’s apparent indifference to the suffering.
