ALBAWABA - A Reuters report revealed that within the span of two weeks in May, 28 children died in Darfur, Sudan due to severe malnutrition and mass diseases.
The report came after a warning by Doctors Without Borders (MSF), stating that the African country is facing one of the worst crises in decades, and is being overlooked by the world.
US officials have warned as aid deliveries continue to be blocked by the warring armies but arms supplies to both sides continue to flow in. Sudan is facing what counts as the worst humanitarian crisis in the world and is slipping towards a humanitarian disaster.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US ambassador to the UN, said in a statement that the world needs to take action towards the unfolding catastrophe taking place in Sudan."We need the world to wake up to the catastrophe happening before our very eyes," the ambassador said.
On 13 June, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution to put an end to the ongoing siege on El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, imposed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
Despite the voted resolution, the fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the RSF has witnessed an escalation, with the army claiming to have repelled a major RSF assault, inflicting "huge losses".
According to the UN, the violence in Sudan has killed 14,000 people so far. The World Food Programme stated that approximately 18 million people are experiencing acute hunger, with 5 million at emergency levels, and food prices are 350% more than the five-year average.
Sudan is also suffering the world's worst child displacement crisis, with millions fleeing the continuous conflict, according to Unicef.
Families are recorded fleeing El Fasher to Zamzam camp. 30% of the displaced children across the camp are suffering from severe malnutrition according to reports by the MSF.
Despite efforts by relief organizations to mitigate the effects of famine, supplies have not been able to reach some areas of the nation due to continuous conflict and travel restrictions.
The head of the US Agency for International Development, Samantha Power, warned of the situation in El Fasher worsening if the town falls under the control of the paramilitary forces.
"The RSF has been systematically looting humanitarian warehouses, stealing food and livestock, destroying grain storage facilities, and wells in the most vulnerable Sudanese communities," Power said.
Power also added that the Sudanese Army is completely contradicting its commitments, and its responsibilities to the Sudanese people by blocking cross-border aid access from Chad at the Adré crossing, which is the main route for assistance to enter the Darfur region.
