OHCHR / SUDAN EL FASHER

According to the UN Human rights office, civilians continue to bear the brunt of indiscriminate and targeted attacks as hostilities have intensified in El Fasher. OHCHR

• Video Length: 00:01:31
• Production Date: 2 October 2025
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS- UNHCHR; OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - OHCHR
• Subject Topical: HUMAN RIGHTS; LEBANON SITUATION
• Geographic Subject: SUDAN
• MAMS Id: 3458704
• Parent Id: 3458704
• Alternate Title: unifeed251002c

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STORY: OHCHR / SUDAN EL FASHER
TRT: 01:31
SOURCE: OHCHR
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 02 OCTOBER 2025 NAIROBI, KENYA / FILE

Shotlist

FILE - GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

1. Various shots, Palais Wilson

02 OCTOBER 2025 NAIROBI, KENYA

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Seif Magango, Spokesperson, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR):
“UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is today calling for urgent action to prevent large-scale, ethnically driven attacks and atrocities in El Fasher, as the Rapid Support Forces intensify efforts to take control of Sudan’s North Darfur State. After more than 500 days of an unrelenting siege by the RSF, the besieged city is on the precipice of an even greater catastrophe if urgent measures are not taken to loosen the armed vice on the city, and to protect civilians. Recent reports indicate that the RSF is pre-positioning long-range drones in South Darfur. This raises grave concerns of the possibility of further intensification of hostilities in the coming days. Safe and voluntary passage of civilians must be ensured out of El Fasher. As well as throughout their movement on the key exit routes, and checkpoints controlled by different armed actors. All parties, and Member States with direct influence on events on the ground, must take urgent measures to prevent atrocity crimes. And the parties to the conflict must allow humanitarian aid to the city.”

FILE - GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

3. Wide shot, Palais Wilson

Storyline

According to the UN Human rights office (OHCHR), civilians continue to bear the brunt of indiscriminate and targeted attacks as hostilities have intensified in El Fasher.

Between 19 and 29 September, at least 91 civilians were killed in RSF artillery shelling, drone strikes and ground incursions.

Following statement was recorded by UN Human rights spokesperson Seif Magango today in Nairobi, Kenya.

“UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is today calling for urgent action to prevent large-scale, ethnically driven attacks and atrocities in El Fasher, as the Rapid Support Forces intensify efforts to take control Sudan’s North Darfur State. After more than 500 days of an unrelenting siege by the RSF, the besieged city is on the precipice of an even greater catastrophe, if urgent measures are not taken to loosen the armed vice on the city, and to protect civilians. Recent reports indicate that the RSF is pre-positioning long-range drones in South Darfur. This raises grave concerns of the possibility of further intensification of hostilities in the coming days. Safe and voluntary passage of civilians must be ensured out of El Fasher, as well as throughout their movement on the key exit routes, checkpoints controlled by different armed actors. All parties, and Member States with direct influence on events on the ground, must take urgent measures to prevent atrocity crimes. And the parties to the conflict must allow humanitarian aid to the city.” Seif Magango said.