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UN agencies issued a joint warning that time is running out to prevent starvation in Sudan’s Darfur region due to intensifying clashes around the northern capital of El Fasher, which are hindering efforts to deliver lifesaving aid. UN agencies warn of imminent starvation risk in Sudan’s Darfur region | UN News
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The Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Sudan, Ramtane Lamamra, called on the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese authorities to refrain from fighting in El Fasher and stressed that an attack on the city would likely have devastating consequences for the civilian population.
Since his participation in the Paris conference in April, Mr. Lamamra has travelled to Chad,
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In Sudan, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, has stressed that the killing of aid workers is unconscionable, following reports that two drivers from the International Committee of the Red Cross were killed by gunmen in South Darfur. ICRC said that three other staff were injured. ICRC Press Release.
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In Central African Republic, some 30,108 forcibly displaced people from Sudan have arrived in the country since April 2023, including 23,950 Sudanese refugees and 6,158 Central African returnees (former CAR refugees in Sudan).
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A total of 15,373 (6,154 households) Sudanese refugees have been biometrically registered and live in 13 localities, mostly in hard-to-reach locations outside the Vakaga prefecture.
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The security situation in the Vakaga prefecture is relatively calm this week but remains unpredictable. The presence and activities of non-state armed groups have hampered the free movement of people and increased the number of human rights violations recorded in the town.
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Multipurpose cash (XAF 14,050,000, equivalent to USD 23,224) was provided to 156 Sudanese families in two of the south-east's hardest to reach areas (Rafai and Mboki).
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UNHCR and the Commission Nationale pour les Réfugiés (CNR) continue to coordinate the response with others. However, the lack of capacity or presence of humanitarian actors in the refugee hosting areas makes the provision of assistance extremely challenging.