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STORY: OHCHR / SUDAN EL FASHER SIEGE
TRT: 00:51
SOURCE: OHCHR
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: PRE-RECORDED ON 19 DECEMBER 2024, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
1.SOUNDBITE (English) Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights:
“The continuing siege of El Fasher and the relentless fighting are devastating lives every day on a massive scale.
This alarming situation cannot continue. The Rapid Support Forces must end this horrible siege, and I urge all parties to the conflict to stop attacks on civilians and civilian objects. I call on them to comply with their obligations and commitments under international law.
Any large-scale attack on Zamzam camp and El Fasher city will catapult civilian suffering to catastrophic levels, deepening the already dire humanitarian situation, including famine conditions.
All efforts must be taken, including by the international community, to prevent such an attack and to halt the siege.”
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday called for the end of the siege of El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur State.
“The continuing siege of El Fasher and the relentless fighting are devastating lives every day on a massive scale.
This alarming situation cannot continue. The Rapid Support Forces must end this horrible siege, and I urge all parties to the conflict to stop attacks on civilians and civilian objects. I call on them to comply with their obligations and commitments under international law.
Any large-scale attack on Zamzam camp and El Fasher city will catapult civilian suffering to catastrophic levels, deepening the already dire humanitarian situation, including famine conditions.
All efforts must be taken, including by the international community, to prevent such an attack and to halt the siege.”
