Hundreds of thousands at risk in Sudan's El-Fasher: UN

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00:00Now, on Wednesday, the UN Security Council highlighted the worsening of the crisis in

00:06the Sudanese Darfuri city of al-Fasha, where hundreds of thousands of civilians are trapped

00:10as the conflict escalates.

00:12Since the war between the army and the paramilitary RSF force broke out last April, tens of thousands

00:17of people have been killed across Sudan, and the spectre of famine has deepened the humanitarian

00:22crises triggered by the conflict.

00:25Two decades after Darfur suffered through genocide and war crimes at the hands of the

00:29Janjaweed Arab militia, who are the forerunners of the RSF, and al-Fasha is once again the

00:36site of horrific violence.

00:39Our regional correspondent brings us more.

00:44This isn't the first time that the UN Security Council has called on both sides to end the

00:49fighting in al-Fashir.

00:51But despite these numerous calls, the intense shelling and airstrikes continue.

00:56The UN Assistant Secretary General for Africa, Martha Pobey, has warned that both sides,

01:02the army and the paramilitary rapid support forces, have been violating humanitarian and

01:07human rights international law.

01:09These violations include assassinations, the detentions, and the torture of civilians.

01:16As the violence escalates in al-Fasha and continues to spread across the Sudan, the

01:22risk of atrocities multiply, including egregious violence against women.

01:29Both the SAF and RSF and their respective allied groups and militias continue to show

01:35complete disregard for international human rights and humanitarian law.

01:42Now the RSF reportedly launched a coordinated attack on al-Fashir from multiple directions

01:49and the army, which is positioned inside the city, responded and that response lasted days.

01:56In the last few months, the civilians in al-Fashir and 700,000 people who've been displaced

02:03from other parts of Sudan have been under siege inside the city with little or no access

02:09to humanitarian aid.

02:11Both sides have been accused of blocking humanitarian aid from entering the city and in recent weeks

02:16that situation has been made even more complicated because of the heavy rains and flooding.

02:23But that humanitarian aid is very much needed.

02:27In refugee camps just outside al-Fashir, hundreds of thousands of people have been declared

02:33in a situation of famine and children are dying every hour.

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