Khartoum, April 26(Darfur24)The United Nations has expressed grave concern about the effects of the fighting in Sudan on the humanitarian situation, adding that civilians are facing severe shortages of food, water, medicine and fuel, in addition to limited communication and electricity services.
The deputy spokesman for the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Farhan Haq, said that the prices of basic materials and means of transportation have increased dramatically.
He indicated that there were more reports of looting of humanitarian supplies and relief stores.
Farhan Haq conveyed the call of the United Nations and its partners to the parties to respect humanitarian workers and their assets.
He said that the fighting led to the displacement of civilians in the capital, Khartoum, the northern state, Blue Nile, North Kordofan, and the states of North, West and South Darfur.
In areas where heavy fighting has undermined humanitarian operations, the United Nations has had to reduce its presence, while humanitarian leaders remain in Sudan to oversee relief operations.
Hag noted that the United Nations will establish a center in Port Sudan, where a core UN team will lead humanitarian operations in Sudan, and the United Nations and its partners will continue to deliver aid when possible .
Haq said that in recent days, WHO and its partners have distributed fuel to one of the main hospitals in Sudan.
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The organization confirmed its readiness to send additional emergency medical supplies, such as blood bags and emergency and trauma kits.
The humanitarian needs in Sudan were at their highest levels, even before the outbreak of fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces on the fifteenth of this month, as the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance was estimated at 15.8 million, or about a third of the population.