Admin
News Agencies
Sudan is experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis due to a blockade imposed by the Rapid Support Forces on the main roads connecting various parts of the country.
The Sudanese Transitional Sovereign Council has approved the use of three airports in the country by UN humanitarian aid planes to deliver assistance to those affected by the ongoing conflict.
The head of the Transitional Sovereign Council, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, directed the relevant state authorities to allow UN organizations to utilize the airports of Kadugli in South Kordofan, El Obeid in North Kordofan, and Damazin in the Blue Nile region as humanitarian hubs for storing relief materials, according to the council’s statement.
UN staff will be permitted to accompany aid convoys, oversee the distribution of relief supplies, and return to their bases upon completing their missions.
The Sovereign Council had previously approved the opening of Kadugli Airport for aid flights.
South Kordofan is currently facing a severe humanitarian crisis due to the blockade imposed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) led by Abdelaziz al-Hilu.
This decision comes as Sudan grapples with an escalating humanitarian crisis, with 25.6 million people suffering from severe hunger, including 8.5 million facing famine-like conditions.
