Port Sudan , July 18(Darfur 24)
On Thursday, the International Committee of the Red Cross called for the urgent delivery of more humanitarian aid to Sudan, calling on the parties to the fighting to respect their obligations under international humanitarian law and improve access for humanitarian aid.
The International Committee said in a statement today, “Fifteen months have passed since the outbreak of the armed conflict between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, which resulted in millions of people being deprived of basic services such as food, water, and health care.”
Nearly a quarter of Sudan’s population also fled their homes and lost their means of livelihood as a result of the fierce battles that caused severe damage to civilian infrastructure, according to the statement.
The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross delegation in Sudan, Pierre Dorbes, said, according to the statement, “The humanitarian situation is very critical in towns like El Fasher, where people have been trapped in the fire of fighting for months, and some areas of the country cannot be reached even by phone, which makes it difficult to carry out operations.” “In those areas, it is almost impossible.”
Millions of civilians in Sudan struggle to access the most basic necessities of life, such as water distribution points and agricultural land, while fighting and displacement have forced farmers to miss successive planting seasons, according to the statement.
The statement pointed to the rise in food prices, as many families do not find enough to meet their food needs, noting that the rules of international humanitarian law are clear in this regard, which are that “civilians and civilian objects, including infrastructure and agricultural lands, are protected.”
The statement added, “The International Committee speaks directly to the parties to the conflict to remind them of their obligations in order to ensure that people living in the territories under its control are able to secure their basic needs, including adequate supplies of food and water.”
He continued, “What we have been able to do during the past six months is very little compared to the enormous suffering that we see every day. People are in need of more urgent aid, and we call on the parties to the conflict to respect their obligations under international humanitarian law and to do everything in their power to improve access to aid.” “Humanity.”