Document - Briefing to the Security Council on the Humanitarian Situation in Sudan by Edem Wosornu, Director, Operations and Advocacy for OCHA, on behalf of Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief...
Briefing to the Security Council on the Humanitarian Situation in Sudan by Edem Wosornu, Director, Operations and Advocacy for OCHA, on behalf of Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
And how a generation of children would be traumatized, their prospects for the future stolen from them. We reiterate our demand that the parties to the conflict respect their obligations under international humanitarian law. Sexual violence and other inhumane treatment is strictly prohibited. The parties must take constant care to spare civilians and civilian objects.
Let me reiterate that 18 million people are facing acute hunger, a number that is set to surge as the lean season fast approaches.. And on 17 April, we extended the system-wide scale-up declared by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee for a further three months. If we are to avert famine, the parties must take urgent steps to facilitate humanitarian relief for all civilians in need, as required under international humanitarian law.
Travel authorizations must be expedited and granted within 24 hours. In the current situation - indeed in any situation - it is unacceptable for an interagency convoy to wait more than six weeks for approval.Lootings of humanitarian supplies, in particular in the areas under the control of the Rapid Support Forces, must stop.
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