Sudan: Security Council members call for immediate halt to military escalation in El Fasher

© UNICEF/Shehzad Noorani Children walk to their shelter at an IDP camp near El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, Sudan. (file)

UN Security Council members on Saturday called on the warring parties in Sudan to immediately halt the military build-up and take steps to de-escalate the situation in El Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur.

The call comes amid reports of an imminent offensive by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allied militia against the city, which could threaten the lives of hundreds of thousands of displaced persons currently sheltering there.… Read the rest

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