"The United Nations has made an urgent call for the protection and safe passage of hundreds of thousands of civilians in Sudan's el-Fasher as fighters from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group have claimed to have seized control of the besieged city. UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher on Monday sounded the alarm amid reports of civilian casualties and forced displacement in the capital city of North Darfur state."
"With fighters pushing further into the city and escape routes cut off, hundreds of thousands of civilians are trapped and terrified shelled, starving, and without access to healthcare, food, or safety, Fletcher said in a statement, describing el-Fasher as being at breaking point. He also called for unimpeded humanitarian access and safe passage for all civilians escaping the fighting. Ceasefire now, in El Fasher, in Darfur and throughout Sudan, Fletcher wrote on social media."
"Later on Monday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of a terrible escalation, saying the humanitarian situation in Sudan, where a civil war has been raging since April 2023, had become unbearable. Speaking to reporters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Guterres also urged all countries that are interfering in the conflict and those providing weapons to the parties to the war to stop undermining efforts to reach a ceasefire."
Fighters from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) claim control of besieged el-Fasher in North Darfur, trapping hundreds of thousands of civilians and forcing mass displacement. The UN called for protection, unimpeded humanitarian access and safe passage for civilians escaping the fighting. Reports indicate civilians shelled, starving, and lacking healthcare, food, and safety as escape routes are cut off and the city reaches breaking point. A UN warning labeled the situation a potential terrible escalation and urged countries and arms suppliers to cease actions that undermine efforts to reach a ceasefire.
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