GENEVA: The UN aid chief held a phone call Monday with Sudan’s RSF paramilitary leader on hostilities around El-Obeid, and stressed the need for sustained humanitarian access to the city, his agency said.
Tom Fletcher spoke to Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the head of the Rapid Support Forces, “to discuss the escalating hostilities in Sudan, including in El-Obeid in North Kordofan,” the UN humanitarian agency OHCA said in statement.
Fletcher stressed the need to maintain safe access for humanitarians to reach those in need, as well as safe movement for civilians, it said.
“He also expressed concern over the impact of drone attacks on civilians and the infrastructure they rely on.
“They also discussed challenges that are impacting the ability of United Nations and NGO partners to carry out life-saving relief efforts, including bureaucratic impediments.”
