Violence shuts crucial aid corridor into Sudan's Darfur, UN agency says

Subject of emergency alert message arrested - May 2, 2024 | SaltWire #dartmouth #update #suspect - Violence around the city of al-Fashir in Darfur, Sudan, has blocked a recently opened humanitarian corridor from Chad and time is running out to prevent starvation in the vast region, the U.N. World Food Programme said on Friday.

Aid officials say both sides have been looting aid or blocking it from reaching areas where starvation is taking hold, contributing to a humanitarian crisis. Only small quantities of aid have entered al-Fashir during the war, the sole army-approved conduit for shipments to other parts of Darfur. In the city itself, more than 600 buildings have been damaged by burning during the same period, including in areas where the army is reportedly carrying out bombardments, the study said.

Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

UN Security Council concerned over imminent attack in Sudan's North DarfurExplore stories from Atlantic Canada.
Source: SaltWire Network - 🏆 45. / 63 Read more »

US urges all armed forces in Sudan to halt North Darfur attacksExplore stories from Atlantic Canada.
Source: SaltWire Network - 🏆 45. / 63 Read more »

First UN food supplies arrive in Sudan’s Darfur after months but millions face acute hungerThe conflict between military and paramilitary forces in Sudan is causing one of the world’s worst hunger crisis
Source: globebusiness - 🏆 31. / 66 Read more »

Attack on ICRC convoy in Sudan's South Darfur kills two drivers, injures threeExplore stories from Atlantic Canada.
Source: SaltWire Network - 🏆 45. / 63 Read more »

Siege tightening in Darfur as fears of mass killings riseDiplomats are desperately trying to prevent an assault on El Fasher in western Sudan, where an estimated 500,000 displaced people have taken shelter
Source: globebusiness - 🏆 31. / 66 Read more »

‘Hiroshima-level casualties’ feared in final battle for North DarfurThe capital of North Darfur could be about to fall to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces as they fight the Sudanese Armed Forces in the country's year-long civil war.
Source: GlobalCalgary - 🏆 50. / 61 Read more »