22-28 June Sudan News Summary: Suffering in Kadugli, possible truce in El Fasher, cholera across Khartoum and Darfur
Arabic news roundup
By William Greenwood
Kadugli faces deteriorating humanitarian conditions amid siege and armed looting
Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan State, is experiencing a severe deterioration in humanitarian and living standards because of the siege imposed by the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and the RSF, leading to a severe shortage of basic food supplies and growing lawlessness.
A local activist reported that the situation in Kadugli has become "catastrophic," with looting and robbery escalating in broad daylight, amid complete disregard from the authorities.
These developments come after the SPLM-N seized control of vital areas such as Kargal and Dashool, located on the strategic road leading to Dilling, exacerbating the city's isolation and deepening the suffering of its residents.
From: Dabanga
Anticipation in El Fasher ahead of humanitarian truce, amid uncertainty over RSF’s position
More than a year after the Rapid Support Forces imposed a stifling siege on El Fasher, residents are anticipating a humanitarian truce to come into effect, after the Transitional Sovereignty Council announced its approval of a UN proposal for a week-long ceasefire.
This development comes at a time when El Fasher is witnessing a tragic deterioration in living conditions, amid growing international calls for safe corridors to deliver aid to the thousands of civilians trapped in the city.
The truce is expected to include a comprehensive ceasefire by both sides within El Fasher, a complete cessation of military movements, including heavy machinery and aircraft, and the immediate delivery of humanitarian aid through coordinated safe corridors.
From: Al Jazeera
Guterres presses parties to the Sudanese conflict to secure a humanitarian truce in El Fasher
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Saturday that he had contacted the parties to the conflict to reach a humanitarian truce in El Fasher.
He called for a truce to be agreed upon in advance to allow for the distribution of aid, with the aim of preparing for a massive aid delivery operation.
Residents of El Fasher are queuing in front of small oil factories in order to obtain ambaza, the remains of peanuts after oil is extracted from them, as it has become the only food available to keep already weakened people alive.
From: Akhbar al-Sudan
Waves of displacement from El Fasher continue as humanitarian conditions deteriorate
Displacement from El Fasher and the Abu Shouk camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in North Darfur continues, amid deteriorating security and humanitarian conditions, rising food prices, and a lack of cash and medicine, according to eyewitnesses and local sources.
Shelters have seen a decrease in the number of IDPs, especially the El Fasher University shelter, located west of the city and adjacent to the airport, which is the largest in the city.
On 12 June, the Governor of North Darfur, Al-Hafiz Bakhit Mohamed, called on El Fasher residents not to respond to calls for displacement, despite the deteriorating humanitarian situation and widespread hunger resulting from the blockade, accusing some merchants and brokers of monopolising goods and deliberately raising prices.
From: Rhino News
Sudan: bodies of cholera victims and fears of a new wave with autumn
Activists on social media have circulated images of hundreds of bodies of people infected with cholera, which has spread across the country and has become widespread in recent months.
Fears are growing with the arrival of autumn in Sudan, with doctors and specialists warning of a resurgence of the epidemic in many areas.
Last month, Sudanese Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim reported that the number of weekly cholera cases ranged between 600 and 700, most of them in the capital, Khartoum, and dozens of deaths.
The World Health Organization confirmed that 20 million people in Sudan are in need of emergency health assistance, and that 18 Sudanese states are facing a cholera outbreak.
From: Sudan Tribune
Cholera cases in South Darfur rise to 309
The South Darfur Ministry of Health announced on Saturday the registration of new cholera cases, bringing the total number of cases since the outbreak to 309.
South Darfur is the state most affected by cholera in the region, which is also witnessing a spread of the disease in East Darfur and North Darfur states.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has opened a new cholera treatment centre at Al Nahda Hospital in Nyala.
From: Darfur24
English news roundup
By Samuel Hunt
Children are bearing the brunt of the conflict as more are killed in hospital attack
More than 40 people, including children and medics, have been killed in another attack on a hospital in Sudan.
Al-Mujlad Hospital, in West Kordofan state, is situated near one of the frontlines where Sudan's warring parties are fighting and was attacked on Saturday, 22nd June.
The WHO Sudan office said that six children and five medics were killed in the attack
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on the social media platform X, “We cannot say this louder: attacks on health must stop everywhere!”
From: Reuters, The BBC, The Guardian
Nearly a million people have taken refuge in the Nuba Mountains, yet aid delivery has been blocked
Nearly a million people have taken refuge in the area, yet aid groups have struggled to deliver supplies.
Armed groups from the SPLM-N have clashed with the SAF and the RSF at different times, and both groups have blocked humanitarian access as a result.
Famine was declared last year in the western part of the Nuba Mountains by the Famine Review Committee of the IPC.
From: The New Humanitarian
Cuts to international aid are having a devastating impact on women and girls
Donors’ brutal funding cuts to humanitarian aid are having a devastating impact on programmes that specifically support women and girls at risk of gender-based violence.
Thousands of front-line service providers have been forced to terminate their services, with no alternatives in place.
According to a recent UN Women survey, of the more than 400 women-led organisations across 44 countries (including Sudan), a staggering 90% are affected by the funding cuts. Nearly half fear they will shut down within six months.
From: UNOCHA
