from RAJI BASHIR in Khartoum, Sudan
Sudan Bureau
KHARTOUM, (CAJ News) – THERE is alarm over the recent wave of attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in Sudan.
Last Friday, Eldaman International Hospital in Al Obeid, the state capital of North Kordofan, was struck in a reported drone attack that killed at least six health workers and injured more than 15 others.
Patients and medical personnel were caught in the line of fire inside the facility.
“Hospitals are not battlegrounds. They are protected under international law and must be respected as such,” said Kristine Hambrouck, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator (Acting).
On Thursday, the World Food Programme’s (WFP) premises in Al Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state, came under repeated shelling, causing significant damage to a key humanitarian hub.
Both attacks were reportedly carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Hambrouck noted these facilities were essential to sustaining life in the face of a worsening humanitarian crisis and attacking humanitarian assets put millions at risk, depriving them of the critical aid they rely on to survive.
“These attacks must stop immediately,” she appealed.
The envoy called on all those engaged in the conflict to honour their obligations under international humanitarian law and ensure the protection of civilians and civilian objects.
“Humanitarian personnel and facilities must never be targeted. Those who attack them must be held accountable.”
– CAJ News