WHO condemns healthcare facilities attacks in Sudan
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Clashes between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan have led to the attack on healthcare facilities.
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) speaks during the 148th session of the Executive Board on the coronavirus disease in Geneva, Switzerland, January 21, 2021. (Reuters)
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), condemned the attacks on healthcare institutions in Sudan on Tuesday.
According to Volker Perthes, the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan, more than 1,800 people have been injured, and the death toll from the conflict in Sudan has surpassed 180.
Armed confrontations between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) broke out last week and have been raging on ever since.
Ghebreyesus tweeted that the "WHO condemns attacks on health care in #Sudan, which deprive communities of essential & urgently needed care to save lives. We urge all parties to [...] ensure unrestricted & safe access to health facilities for the injured & everyone in need of medical care."
.@WHO condemns attacks on health care in #Sudan, which deprive communities of essential & urgently needed care to save lives.
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) April 18, 2023
We urge all parties to:
-ensure unrestricted & safe access to health facilities for the injured & everyone in need of medical care
-work towards peace.
UN evacuates staffers from Sudan amid fierce infighting
The United Nations will be evacuating part of its staff and their families from Sudan after clashes between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) claimed the lives of multiple civilians, UN Special Representative Volker Perthes told journalists on Monday.
"We will have to evacuate some of our staff, non-essential staff (and) relatives," Perthes, who heads the UN mission in Sudan, said.
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the sides to commit to a ceasefire, expressing his disappointment that the UN-brokered ceasefire which aimed to provide safe humanitarian corridors was only "partially" honored on Sunday.
