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SITUATION UPDATES
• A 24-hour ceasefire, mediated by the United States and Saudi Arabia, took effect from 6 am Khartoum time (04:00 GMT) on 10 June and expired at 6 am (04:00 GMT) on 11 June. The ceasefire aimed to allow the safe passage of humanitarian aid throughout the country and provide civilians with an opportunity to acquire basic supplies. Prior to the outbreak of conflict, the population of Khartoum states was estimated to be 9.4 million.
According to the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), around 937,000 (65.61% of 1.4 million) internally displaced persons (IDPs) originated from Khartoum, leaving roughly 8.5 million people caught in the crossfire for almost 2 months, are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
• Two weeks after the army chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan accused SRSG Volker Perthles of exacerbating the current conflict and called for his removal, the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on 9 June that they have declared Mr. Volker Perthes as "persona non grata", while allowing the mission to continue its work. The United Nations responded later on the same date that the policy of persona non grata cannot be applied to UN personnel, and invoking it is against the obligations of states under the Charter of the United Nations.
• During last week, there has been sporadic shooting in the Red Sea roughly 5km north of the WFP office. This shooting has been attributed to SAF personnel enforcing the curfew. Port Sudan is a target for RSF due to its strategic significance and concentration of GoS authorities. A group of locals also staged a brief demonstration in front of the Insurance Building hosting the GoS Ministry of Finance in Port Sudan and peacefully dispersed after handing over their petition.
• Heavy shooting, including artillery shelling, continues to be reported in El Obeid, with RSF controlling the outskirts of the town and numerous checkpoints established along most of the roads leading to and from the town. Looting of the WFP warehouse is still ongoing, with local security forces attempting to stop it but to no avail.
• The security situation in North Darfur and Kutum remains fragile in the past few days. The WFP Kutum Field Office (FO) and its radio room have been completely looted. It has been reported that the four FO staff who remained, along with their family members, are safe. However, there is still no further information due to disconnected communication. As the situation in the entire Darfur region continues to deteriorate, the Darfur Governor has declared the area a "Disaster Zone," emphasizing the gravity of the situation and the state of lawlessness in the region.
• The security situation in West and Central Darfur continues to be unstable, with Zalingei experiencing active fighting and frequent looting this week. There have been sporadic shootings in Geneina, and the situation in Kereneik is tense due to hostilities and intercommunal clashes between the Arabs and Masalits that resulted from the killing of an Arab. Forbaranga and Habila remain under siege by RSF and the Arab Militia. Public services and movement of people are limited, and according to DTM, there have been 273,220 and 90,280 new displacements in West and Central Darfur respectively.
• While WFP continues to lay down measures to secure its assets and mitigate losses of food commodities and the organization’s properties, increased insecurity due to the ongoing conflict coupled with weakening law and civil enforcement has seen an increase in looting cases across the country. Since the beginning of the conflict, WFP has lost 40,609 metric tons of food commodities, which is equivalent to over USD 30.2 million in value. Additionally, there have been losses of fuel stocks, workshop inventory, truck fleet, assets, equipment, programmatic items, and cash, resulting in a total loss of over USD 77.6 million. WFP is working with local authorities and other UN agencies to secure its assets and prevent further losses of food commodities.