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Monday\u2019s attack left 40 civilians dead and 19 injured within Abu Shouk<\/strong>, according to humanitarian partners. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that the renewed violence forced at least 500 residents of the camp to flee to other parts of North Darfur.<\/p>\nActing Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, Sheldon Yett, condemned \u201call deliberate and indiscriminate attacks on civilians\u201d in the strongest terms.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll parties to the conflict have a clear obligation under international humanitarian law to ensure the protection of civilians<\/strong>,\u201d UN Spokesperson St\u00e9phane Dujarric stressed at Tuesday\u2019s daily press briefing in New York.<\/p>\n\u201cDisplacement camps and other places of refuge for civilians must not be targeted. And the fact that we have to repeat this almost every day is tragic in itself<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\nNo exit<\/h2>\n
Amid the current escalation of violence in and around El Fasher \u2013 the last Government held bastion in Darfur \u2013 there are also reports that exit routes from the city have been blocked and civilians are trapped under siege, cut off from safety and aid. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Mr. Yett emphasised that the immediate provision of safe and unhindered passage for those fleeing El Fasher and other areas of active hostilities is crucial. \u00a0<\/p>\n
He also reiterated the Secretary-General\u2019s repeated calls for a humanitarian pause in and around the city to allow for the much-needed delivery of food, water, medicine and other life-saving supplies, underscoring that those trapped are facing acute hunger and starvation.<\/p>\n
Deepening catastrophe in Kordofan<\/h2>\n
To the east in the Kordofan region, violence and displacement are still raging. \u00a0<\/p>\n
In South Kordofan State, IOM estimates 3,000 people fled the town of Kadugli between 6 and 10 August because of deepening insecurity.<\/p>\n
Humanitarian access to the town is extremely limited, as the primary supply route is inaccessible due to active hostilities, making road access virtually nonexistent. \u00a0<\/p>\n
This humanitarian crisis is worsening an already dire economic situation and causing further shortages of vital goods. \u00a0<\/p>\n
UN humanitarians reiterate that all combatants have obligations under international humanitarian law to refrain from attacking civilians, take constant care to spare them and facilitate unimpeded humanitarian access to everyone in need.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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