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The ongoing clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that started on 15 April 2023 have continued for 156 days as of 18 September.
UNHCR and the World Health Organization (WHO) are sounding the alarm on the worsening health situation caused by the Sudan crisis. More than 1,200 South Sudanese refugee children under five have died in nine camps in White Nile State, Sudan between 15 May and 14 September due to a deadly combination of a suspected measles outbreak and high malnutrition.
On 13 September, heads of over 50 human rights and humanitarian organizations issued a joint statement urging for more aid, solidarity, and attention to the Sudan crisis.
On 13 September, the United States Government issued a press statement denouncing the recent increase of discriminate air and artillery strikes in Sudan, including in Khartoum, South Darfur and South Kordofan states.
Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami also released a statement the same day condemning the attack on a market in southern Khartoum on 10 September, and the ongoing killing of civilians in Khartoum, Nyala, El Fasher, and other areas.
Speaking at the 54th Session of the Human Rights Council on 12 September, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk emphasized the brutal impact of the conflict on civilians, including indiscriminate attacks in densely populated areas, widespread arbitrary detention, ethnically motivated attacks in Darfur, involvement of militia often affiliated along tribal and ethnic lines, and an epidemic of conflict-related sexual violence