Antonio Guterres has thus decided to send “immediately to the region” the head of the United Nations humanitarian agency (OCHA) Martin Griffiths “in the light of a rapid deterioration of the humanitarian crisis in Sudan”.
Faced with an “unprecedented” situation in Sudan, where clashes continue, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres decided on Sunday to send “immediately” to the region his chief for humanitarian affairs, Martin Griffiths, announced its spokesperson on Sunday.
“The scale and speed at which events are unfolding in Sudan is unprecedented,” UN chief spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement, saying he was “extremely concerned.”
“Providing immediate relief to millions of people”
Martin Griffiths said in a separate statement on Sunday that the “humanitarian situation is reaching breaking point” in the country.
“I am on my way to the region to explore how we can provide immediate relief to the millions of people whose lives have changed overnight,” he added.
The massive looting of humanitarian offices and warehouses has “depleted most of our stocks. We are looking for quick ways to bring in and distribute” additional supplies, explained Martin Griffiths, for whom the “obvious solution” is to “stop the fight “.
In Sudan, families are struggling to access water, food, fuel and other essential resources, and residents are unable to move due to high transport costs, said the head of OCHA.
Health emergency services are “severely limited, which increases the risk of death” even for those who could have been avoided, he explained, mentioning the presence at the dock in Port-Sudan (north-east) of five containers of emergency supplies, including intravenous fluids, awaiting approval by authorities.
More than 500 dead
The violent clashes continue in Khartoum, while the army and the paramilitaries announce on Sunday the extension of a truce little respected but which allowed the evacuation of foreigners and to continue negotiations.
According to the UN, 75,000 people are displaced inside the country and in total, up to 270,000 people could flee the fighting which affects 12 of the 18 States of this country of 45 million inhabitants, one of the poorest. in the world.
The war has left 528 dead and 4,599 injured, according to largely underestimated official figures, while the two sides accuse each other of violating the truce.
