Sudan War– 330 dead after six days – WHO

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), since deadly skirmishes between the Sudanese security forces and a paramilitary organization erupted six days ago, at least 330 people have died in Sudan.

In a statement posted on his official Twitter account on Thursday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the UN Agency for Health, also stated that no less than 3,200 people had been hurt.

“The situation in Sudan is increasingly concerning and heartbreaking,” Ghebreyesus said while condemning all loss of lives, especially attacks on civilians and healthcare.

Ghebreyesus pleaded with the parties to uphold the cease-fire so that people may obtain food, water, shelter, healthcare, and other necessities.

In a similar vein, the head of UNICEF urged the parties to uphold their international commitments to safeguard boys and girls from abuse and to make sure that humanitarian aid can reach children in need as soon as possible.

“Five days of intense hostilities in Sudan, and four failed ceasefires, have already taken a devastating toll on the country’s children,” UNICEF Director, Catherine Russell, said in a statement.

“If the violence does not stop, this toll will only increase.”

Although it is difficult to gather and verify information due to instability, she claimed that at least nine children have reportedly died and more than 50 have reportedly been injured as violence persisted in Khartoum, the Darfur states, and North Kordofan.

“We have received reports of children sheltering in schools and care centres while fighting rages around them, of children’s hospitals forced to evacuate as shelling moves closer, and hospitals, health centres and other critical infrastructure damaged or destroyed, limiting access to essential and lifesaving care and medicine,” she added.

According to Russell, the crisis has disrupted the continuing, round-the-clock care that an estimated 50,000 children with acute malnutrition need in order to survive.

“The fighting also puts at risk the cold chain in Sudan, including over $40 million worth of vaccines and insulin, due to the breaks in the power supply and the inability to restock generators with fuel,” she added.

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