The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday heard disturbing reports about conflicts in Sudan and South Sudan as Council Members took turns to detail an appalling situation.
Edem Wosornu, director of operations and advocacy at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, said since the adoption in June 2024 of a resolution calling for an immediate de-escalation in and around North Darfur, civilians continue to be under attack.
The UK’s permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador Barbara Woodward, said two years after the conflict began, she’s still “struck by the reports of death and destruction.” “More violence. more families ripped apart. More children starving,” she said.
John Kelley, the Acting U.S. alternate representative to the Security Council reiterated Washington’s position that both warring factions — the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) — should be held accountable for the atrocities.
