Attachments
Highlights
- The UN Security Council adopted a resolution that calls for the paramilitary Rapid Security Forces (RSF) in Sudan to halt their siege on El Fasher, the Capital of North Darfur state.
- The fighting in El Fasher, North Darfur State has led to massive population movements within the Darfurs, but movement into Chad remains limited so far. According to DTM, over 130,000 have been internally displaced due to the fighting in and around El Fasher.
- Remote protection monitoring continues across the Darfur States. Community-based protection networks (CBPNs) reported the escalation of conflict in North Darfur is resulting in loss of life, physical abuse, increased criminality, and burning of villages, insecurity at gathering sites, exposing them to shelling, sexual and gender-based violence, and other attacks. Living conditions are described as deplorable and undignified, with men, women, and children sleeping together in open areas. Protection monitoring indicated that the majority of IDPs in gathering sites in El Fasher intend to flee out of El Fasher but insecurity along some routes and lack of money for transportation are key challenges.
- On 5 June 2024 the RC/HC and the US State Department issued statements condemning the attack on Wad Al Noura, Al Jazirah State which reportedly killed over 100 civilians. Statement by the RC/HC in Sudan . U.S. State Department Statement.
- As of 12 June, there are more than 180,000 new arrivals at the Adré border entering point waiting to be relocated. Many reports and discussions with new arrivals indicate a potential mass influx in the coming days, mostly towards the Wadi Fira Province in Chad.
- Between June 6 and 9, high temperatures led to the confirmed deaths of at least 67 individuals who had crossed from Sudan, according to information shared with UNHCR by two local hospitals. Heat stroke and dehydration have proven fatal for many fleeing violence in Sudan through the desert.
- The EHAGL Bureau Economic Exchange Working Group dedicated its monthly session on 6 June 2024 to the conflict in Sudan. Framed as Crisis and Opportunity: Addressing Food Insecurity and Building Sustainable Livelihoods in Sudan, the working group heard presentations from UNHCR, FAO Sudan and UNDP on ways to support agricultural livelihoods where possible in the country. The presentations can be accessed here.