UN Warns of Dire Humanitarian Crisis in El Fasher, Sudan

Humanitarian Crisis in El Fasher

• ⚠️ The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is warning of a dire humanitarian situation for thousands of families displaced from El Fasher in North Darfur.
• 💧 Displaced people in Tawila and surrounding areas are living in extremely harsh conditions with inadequate access to food, clean water, shelter, and medical care.
• 🏕️ Humanitarian organizations are supporting the establishment of new camps to accommodate recent arrivals, adding to the over 650,000 displaced people already in Tawila.

Calls for Accountability and Justice

• ⚖️ The UN Special Adviser on Genocide Prevention is focused on accountability and justice mechanisms, including potential extraordinary chambers, transitional justice, or hybrid courts.
• ✊ Sudanese civil society is also demanding justice and accountability to arrest impunity for atrocities being committed in Darfur.
• 🤝 Plans are underway to discuss a coordinated response with the African Union counterpart.