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WHO warned that more than 700,000 displaced people in Tawila face severe shortages of healthcare, food, water and protection. The Security Council also unanimously renewed Sudan sanctions for two months.
More than 700000 people are displaced in Tawila.
The UN Security Council unanimously extended the Darfur arms embargo for two months but did not approve a US proposal to apply it across Sudan. The council also extended the mandate of the sanctions-monitoring expert panel.
Duration of the Darfur arms embargo extension
Sudan’s war, drought and funding shortages are worsening food insecurity across Darfur and Kordofan. Action Against Hunger says 24.6 million people face high acute food insecurity, while malnutrition, restricted aid and drought increase famine risks.
People displaced by Sudan’s war