Risk of large-scale atrocities in Sudan's El Fasher grows 'by the day'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

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50% : Malnourished and traumatised "Civilians escaping, fleeing El Fasher are often held for ransom along the road, part of the road being controlled by militia," said Denise Brown, UN humanitarian coordinator for Sudan, at Monday's press briefing.
43% : She highlighted that the dire funding situation, only 27 per cent of the ask, has not allowed the UN to response to the needs of people who are 'traumatised, raped and starving.' Humanitarian workers at risk Nearly 130 aid workers have been killed since the conflict erupted in April 2023, and there have been reports of volunteers being killed in El Fasher, Ms. Brown said.
34% : 'External interference' The UN Secretary-General António Guterres told reporters while in Southeast Asia on Monday that the development marked a "terrible escalation" to the conflict, stressing that it was time for the international community to call out countries which are interfering in the war and "providing weapons" to the warring parties, urging them to agree a ceasefire.
33% : "The risk of further large-scale, ethnically motivated violations and atrocities in El Fasher is mounting by the day," warned UN human rights chief Volker Türk.

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