UN condemns deadly drone strike on displaced persons in Sudan's Blue Nile

The United Nations has strongly condemned a drone attack that occurred near a displaced persons site in Sudan's Blue Nile region, resulting in the deaths of at least 31 civilians, predominantly women and children. Denise Brown, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, expressed her outrage over the attack that targeted a displacement site in the Wad al-Mahi area.

Brown emphasized the urgent need to hold those accountable for such violations, stressing that condemnation alone is insufficient and that accountability for grave breaches of international humanitarian law must be ensured. In a separate incident in South Kordofan, the Sudanese Doctors' Syndicate reported the death of a family consisting of a mother and three children due to an artillery strike in the city of Kadugli.

The syndicate attributed the attack to the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North forces led by Abdelaziz al-Hilu. They condemned the targeting of residential areas and the endangerment of civilian lives, describing it as a clear violation of international humanitarian law and called for an end to attacks on civilians, as well as for medical and humanitarian aid to reach those affected.