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Hostilities have been intensifying between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and two armed groups \u2013 the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia that has been battling the military government for control since April 2023 and the Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Movement-North.<\/p>\n
Over the weekend,\u00a0drone attacks targeted\u00a0a UN base killing six peacekeepers from the UNIFSA mission, while another six people were killed in a hospital attack in South Kordofan State, according to initial information from the UN human rights office (OHCHR).<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, OCHA said artillery shelling was reported on Monday, posing further threats to civilians.<\/p>\n
\u201cI urge all parties to the conflict and States with influence to ensure an immediate ceasefire and to prevent atrocities<\/strong>,\u201d said UN human rights chief Volker T\u00fcrk\u00a0in a statement.<\/p>\n Mr. T\u00fcrk also cautioned that medical facilities are protected under international humanitarian law.<\/p>\n The UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates that more than 1,700 people were displaced between Thursday and Saturday from multiple towns in South Kordofan.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, in North Darfur State, displacement continues to rise from the besieged El Fasher into Tawila, where the UN is delivering emergency aid.<\/p>\n More than 25,000 people in Twila have been registered since late October, after fleeing along insecure routes where they face extreme danger.<\/p>\n Despite severe access and logistical constraints, the World Food Programme (WFP) assisted about half a million people in Tawila in November and has consistently reached some 2 million people every month across the Darfur region.<\/p>\n Providing an update at Tuesday\u2019s noon briefing in New York, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said that the wounded peacekeepers who underwent lifesaving surgery in\u00a0Kadugli, Sudan, were evacuated to the UN mission headquarters in the disputed Abyei region on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n Other injured personnel were also evacuated there, and four of them have since been sent to Nairobi, Kenya, for further medical treatment.<\/p>\n The remains of the six fallen soldiers have been transported to\u00a0Entebbe, Uganda, and arrangements are underway for their repatriation to Bangladesh.<\/p>\n Mr. Haq underscored that \u201cattacks targeting United Nations peacekeepers may constitute war crimes under international law and call for accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\nNew displacement<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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