On Monday, UN spokesman, Farhan Haq said that the control of the RSF militia is hardening in the last redoubt controlled by the government, with satellite images that show “large groups of people trying to flee on foot” of the peripheral areas.
“Local sources report that civilians trying to leave the city have faced violence, harassment and looting along the insecure routes.”
The Help Coordination Office, Ocha, asks the commanders of the rival armies who fight for the control of Sudan to protect civilians in the Estrade as required by the International Humanitarian Law.
Mr. Haq must be stressed safely to those who want to leave.
Deaths due to malnutrition
Meanwhile, a local Sudanese doctors association reports that more than 20 people in the Pera, including pregnant children and women, have died only for malnutrition this month.
“These tragic deaths highlight the urgent need for humanitarian access to get to the sicked population to save lives,” said Mr. Haq.
The humanitarian situation in the Kordofan region also remains serious. Continuous conflict has restricted access to food, essential supplies, banking services and humanitarian aid, while damaging the critical infrastructure.
The UN Chief Expresses shock by the deadly attack against the Mormon Church in Michigan
The UN Secretary General has expressed his shock for the murder of four people in the Michigan suburbs during the weekend after an attack against a church of Jesus Christ of the House of Meetings of the Saints of recent days.
According to news reports, the reason for the assault, in which the church was burned to the ground while the lonely armed man was killed in an exchange of shooting with the police, has not yet been determined.
Dozens of people have already been questioned as the Federal Research Office (FBI) continues to work in the case that officials described as an “act of directed violence.”
The governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer, speaking at a press conference requested the “temperature of the rhetoric” that was reduced around the case.
The UN Vice President Farhan Haq said that the UN Chief, António Guterres, “strongly condemns the attack and offers condolences and solidarity to the families of the victims and the people of the municipality of Grand Blanc.”
‘Atrocious attack’
The UM high official whose office works to foster interreligious and cultural dialogue worldwide, Ángel Moratinos, said he was alarmed “because of the atrocious attack.”
In a statement, the high representative of the UN Civilizations Alliance, Miguel Angel Moratinos, said that the houses of worship are sacred sanctuaries where people find peace.
He reiterated that “such acts of hatred and violence are completely rejected and are unjustifiable under any circumstance.”
Mr. Moratinos emphasized the urgent need to protect all religious sites and communities, regardless of faith or denomination.
Madagascar: the “violent response” in the UN Head of Rights of Security Forces
The UN High Commissioner of Human Rights, Volker Türk, condemned on Monday the “violent response” of security forces during the weekend to peaceful protests in Madagascar.
At least 22 people have been killed and more than 100 wounds after the protesters took to the streets for three days, protesting the water and power cuts.
The news reports said that President Malgache had dissolved the government after the protests led by young people who, according to reports, were inspired by the so-called ‘Gen-Z “protests in Nepal and Kenya.
The UN Rights Office, Ohchr, said the victims of the violent repression by the security forces included both protesters and spectators.
Others were killed in generalized violence and the posterior looting by individuals and gangs not associated with protesters.
Shocked and sad
“I am shocked and saddened by the murders and injuries in the protests about the water and the power cuts in Madagascar,” said Mr. Türk. “He urges the authorities to guarantee respect for freedom of expression and the Pacific Assembly, in accordance with their obligations under the International Law of Human Rights.”
Pacific protests began in the Antananarivo capital on September 25, but security forces intervened, launching tear gas and hitting and arresting protesters, Ohchr said. Some officers also used live ammunition.
Soon more demonstrations exploded in eight other main cities throughout the country.
The UN Head of the Rights requested the end of the use of unnecessary and disproportionate force. He demanded the immediate release of all arbitrarily detained protesters.
Mr. Türk also urged Malgache authorities to institute fast, thorough, independent and transparent investigations about violence and take those responsible to justice.