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Communities in Dilling and Kadugli in the south are trapped in \u201csiege conditions,\u201d\u00a0according to children\u2019s agency UNICEF. Additionally, there have been reports of sustained attacks in recent days in West Kordofan.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the situation in and around El Fasher \u2013 which UN relief chief Tom Fletcher called a \u201cpotential crime scene\u201d following its capture by militia fighters, during his visit last month \u2014 remains dire. Civilians attempting to escape continue to face grave risks along unsafe routes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe cannot stress enough that civilians wishing to flee must be afforded safe passage, and they must be able to access humanitarian assistance<\/strong>,\u201d said UN Spokesperson St\u00e9phane Dujarric at the daily briefing.<\/p>\n The World Health Organization (WHO)\u00a0warned that attacks on healthcare in Sudan continue. Most of Al-Nuhud Hospital in West Kordofan has been overrun, depriving communities of essential medical care.<\/p>\n The UN agency has verified 198 attacks on healthcare since the conflict started in April 2023, killing more than 1,700 health workers and patients and injuring over 400.<\/p>\n In Tawila in North Darfur, where many displaced have sought refuge, the arrival of people who fled El Fasher continues to strain services.<\/p>\n Sites are overcrowded and malnutrition and disease are on the rise. UNICEF registered nearly 950 separated or unaccompanied children in Tawila and other parts of the region.<\/p>\n According to the UN, partners and state health authorities, the level of child malnutrition in White Nile State is \u201calarming\u201d. Over 30 per cent of children are underweight and one in three is stunted in El Jabalain, while limited access to safe water, low vaccination coverage and poor feeding practices, fuel a 13 per cent acute malnutrition rate in Tendelti.<\/p>\nHospitals not spared<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Children bear the brunt<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Response remains underfunded<\/strong><\/h2>\n