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The United Nations on Monday accused Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of blocking aid to the war-torn country’s famine-threatened Darfur region.
The Rapid Support Forces, which have been at war with the regular army since April 2023, have been in control of nearly all of Darfur, a western region the size of France. Since May, it has besieged North Darfur’s El-Fasher and attacked displacement camps nearby.
According to the UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, famine has been declared in three areas of North Darfur and is expected to spread to five more by May.
The UN on Monday urged simplified bureaucratic procedures as well as an end to undue interference, including demands for logistical support or mandatory engagement with selected vendors.
