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The World Health Organization says it is dismayed and deeply shocked by reports that 460 patients and their attendants were killed at the city’s Saudi maternity ward. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that before this latest attack, WHO verified 285 attacks on health care in Sudan, leaving at least 1,204 dead and more than 400 injured among health workers and patients, since the start of the conflict. The once-allied RSF and military government forces began fighting in and around the capital Khartoum in April 2023 – a conflict that has since engulfed the entire country. “All attacks on health care must stop immediately and unconditionallysaid Tedros demanding the protection of all health workers and civilians in accordance with international law. Many civilians fleeing the RSF takeover sought refuge in Tawila, about 60 kilometers from the regional capital of El Fasher, which until a few days ago was the last government-controlled town to resist the RSF for more than 500 days. Many arrived in Tawila “dehydrated, injured and traumatized”, the UN aid coordination office said. OCHAon social networks. “The UN and humanitarian organizations are providing vital support, but the violence must stop. » “No child is safe” “No child is safe,” said UNICEF chef Catherine Russell. “While the true extent of the impact remains uncertain due to widespread communications outages, El Fasher’s approximately 130,000 children are at high risk of serious rights violations, with reports of kidnappings, killings and mutilations, as well as sexual violence..” There are also reports of aid workers being arrested or killed. UNICEF calls for an immediate ceasefire to end the violence, safe and unhindered humanitarian access, protection of civilians – especially children – and guaranteed safe passage for families seeking refuge, in accordance with international humanitarian law. She said all those responsible for violations must be held accountable. Red Cross workers killed The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Wednesday expressed its deep sadness following the killing of five local staff working as volunteers in Bara, North Kordofan state. “We received this news with deep shock and outrage and we condemn in the strongest possible terms this horrific and senseless act,” a statement read. The ICRC pledged to support ongoing humanitarian action across Sudan “striving to maintain the safety, dignity and protection of all people and communities” affected by the violence. The head of UN humanitarian operations in Sudan, Denise Brown, said UN News Having recently visited the Darfur region before the city’s fall this week, it is proving difficult to verify reports from the stricken city, but all atrocities must be accounted for so that “justice can be done”. Listen to the full interview with Denise Brown
