UN Urges Global Action to End Humanitarian Crisis in War-Torn Sudan

The United Nations has issued a warning about escalating violence in Darfur, Sudan, which could lead to another genocide. The UN Refugee Agency expressed grave concern following the mass killing of at least 800 people in the Ardamata refugee camp, carried out by Arab paramilitary forces. The US Embassy in Khartoum attributed the killings to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and expressed concern about their pattern of abuses. The UN High Commissioner compared the current violence to the genocide in Darfur 20 years ago and called for an immediate end to the fighting. The UN Refugee Agency also highlighted widespread rape and sexual violence committed by the RSF. Over 4.8 million people have been internally displaced in Sudan since April, with 1.2 million fleeing to neighboring countries.