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Sudan: Humanitarian impact of Armed Violence in Aj Jazirah - Flash Update No. 02 (As of 30 October 2024)

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HIGHLIGHTS

• At least 124 civilians have been killed, dozens more injured and about 119,400 people displaced from parts of Aj Jazirah State after a wave of armed violence and attacks in the area over the past 10 days.

• There are reports of continuing gross human rights violations, with more than 27 women and girls aged between 6 and 60 years old subjected to rape and sexual assault, according to the Aj Jazirah State Ministry of Health.

• At least six health facilities have been attacked, with two health workers reported killed.

• The main needs of the newly displaced people from Aj Jazirah are food, shelter, essential household supplies, access to safe water, sanitation, health, and protection services.

• The United Nations and humanitarian partners are providing hot meals, food rations, health services and supplies to thousands of displaced people in Gedaref and Kassala states.

SITUATION OVERVIEW

The situation remains tense and unpredictable after a wave of armed violence and attacks on over 30 villages and towns in parts of Aj Jazirah States that started on 20 October. The armed attacks left at least 124 dead, including at least 10 children, some as young as 10 years old, while at least 43 children were injured, the global head of UNICEF said in a statement. UNICEF has also received reports that multiple girls, as young as 13 years old, have been subjected to rape and sexual assault and that children have been detained. The Aj Jazirah State Ministry of Health (SMoH) reported that more than 27 women and girls aged between 6 and 60 years old were subjected to rape and sexual violence.

The SMoH reported that at least six health facilities have been attacked resulting in the death of two health workers.
These attacks have severely disrupted healthcare service delivery in the area, especially for surgical and obstetric care, with patients transferred to other healthcare facilities that are operating but at limited capacity.
Humanitarians continue to denounce the persistent attacks on basic services in a country where less than 25 per cent of health facilities are functioning in the worst-affected areas.

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