Sudan Humanitarian Crisis: UN Briefing on El Fasher Atrocities and Global Inaction

Catastrophic Suffering in El Fasher

• 💔 El Fasher has descended into a "darker hell" with credible reports of widespread executions following the entry of Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters.
• ⚠️ The situation is characterized by systematic rape of women and girls, mutilation, and killing with utter impunity.
• 🏥 An attack on the Saudi maternity hospital reportedly killed almost 500 patients and companions, highlighting the depravity of the war.
• 🏃 Tens of thousands of terrified, starving civilians are fleeing, facing extortion, rape, and violence on perilous journeys, while many are prevented from leaving.

Humanitarian Access and Challenges

• 🚫 Despite immense threats and constraints, the humanitarian community reached 13.5 million people between January and August.
• 🚧 Humanitarian organizations have been blocked by the RSF from delivering life-saving convoys of food and medicines to El Fasher.
• ✈️ The expulsion of the World Food Programme's Country Director and Emergency Coordinator by Sudanese authorities is a significant setback.
• 🆘 Humanitarians are asking for unimpeded access, but simply asking is not working; genuine pressure from the council is needed.

Broader Crisis and International Law Failures

• ⚖️ The Sudan crisis is fundamentally a failure of protection and upholding international law, with sexual violence and attacks on humanitarian workers normalized.
• 🧒 Sudan's children face extreme risks, including forced recruitment, lack of education, and reversed progress on immunization, putting millions at risk of preventable diseases.
• 🌍 The war has led to famine and severe food insecurity, with over 24 million people lacking food, and regional contagion growing as over 4 million seek refuge in neighboring countries.

Call for Action and Accountability

• 🛑 The council is urged to take immediate and robust action to stop atrocities against civilians and to stop arming the violence.
• 🤝 There must be accountability for those carrying out killings and sexual violence, for those giving orders, and for those providing weapons.
• 💰 The 2025 response plan is severely underfunded (74% unfunded), impacting essential services like food rations and medical aid.
• 😔 The global reaction is characterized by resignation, a crisis of apathy, questioning previous generations' effectiveness and the current lack of diplomacy, values, and conscience.