Special rapporteurs working for UN warn famine is imminent and over 25 million people need urgent helpHuman rights experts working for the United Nations have accused Sudan’s warring parties of using starvation as a war weapon, amid mounting warnings of imminent famine in the African country.Sudan plunged into chaos in April last year when simmering tensions between the country’s military and a notorious paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), exploded into open fighting in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in the country. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/26/sudan-war-starvation-famine-human-rights-experts-un
Author : Associated Press in Cairo
Publish date : 2024-06-26 20:57:50
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