"DARFUR"

A newly opened health center provides essential health services in Abu Gaw, North Darfur, for the first time since the village’s previous health facility was destroyed and the community fled during the war in 2004. WHO

United Kingdom Ambassador James Kariuki told reporters that violence is increasing in Darfur, adding that “this is the second time in five months that the Kreinik town has seen a deadly wave of attacks.” UNIFEED

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called on Wednesday on the Sudanese authorities to protect the population of West Darfur and take urgent steps to prevent further outbreaks of communal violence after more than a hundred people were killed in attacks by armed assailants between 22 and 24 April. OHCHR

Informal comments to the media by James Kariuki, Deputy Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations, on the latest violence in Darfur.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), Volker Perthes, told the Security Council, “the aspirations of Sudanese women and men for a prosperous, civilian-led, democratic future are at risk. Unless the current trajectory is corrected, the country will head towards an economic and security collapse, and significant humanitarian suffering.” UNIFEED

Insufficient financial support, continual intercommunal violence hampering Sudan peace process, Chair of 1591 Committee tells Security Council.

Security Council extends Panel of Experts on Sudan, unanimously adopting resolution 2620 (2022).

Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Karim Khan told the Security Council that “independent and impartial” investigations and adjudications are “crucial” to the Court’s investigations regarding Darfur. UNIFEED

Briefing Security Council on Darfur, prosecutor urges Sudan Government provide International Criminal Court safe access to crime scenes, witnesses.