Footage released by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces purported to show their soldiers in Khartoum international airport, as thick black plumes of smoke rise from fires on the tarmac
"The truth is that at the moment it is almost impossible to provide any humanitarian services in and around Khartoum," Farid Aiywar, IFRC head of delegation for Sudan, told reporters via video link from Nairobi.Aiywar warned that if disruptions to the Sudanese health system persisted, "it will almost go into a collapse." has killed at least 185 people and injured more than 1,800, prompting calls by the international community for the fighting to stop.
"Common sense must prevail, and all parties must act to de-escalate tensions," UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said in a statement.A general view shows a cloud of smoke in Khartoum, Sudan, April 18, 2023 in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Twitter @ayman_amin_/via REUTERSUnited Nations spokesperson Alessandra Vellucci would not comment on the evacuation of staff from the country, citing security concerns, but said the U.N.
"Attacks on health care are a flagrant violation of humanitarian law and the right to health, and they must stop now," WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris said. Harris said that hospitals in Khartoum were severely lacking lifesaving supplies and that blackouts were making it difficult to render basic services.
"It's so dangerous for anybody to move anywhere, which is making it so difficult for staff to actually get to the hospitals," she said.
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