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Foreign Secretary, David Lammy said:

鈥淪hocking reports are emerging of the latest assault by the Rapid Support聽Forces (RSF) in and around El Fasher, North Darfur. In Abu Shouk camp for internally displaced persons (IDP), attacks earlier this week killed at least 40 defenceless civilians who had already fled violence in El Fasher.

鈥淎s fighting intensifies, exit routes from El Fasher remain blocked, trapping hundreds of thousands who now face famine, widespread聽reports of聽atrocities, and the rapid spread of disease, including cholera. Those who managed to flee to camps like Abu Shouk were already cut off from aid 鈥� and are now under attack.

鈥淭his is not an isolated incident. It is part of a pattern of deliberate violence and brutality against civilians. The warring parties have a responsibility to end this needless suffering. They must urgently comply with their clear obligations under international humanitarian law and the commitments made in Jeddah: protect civilians and allow and facilitate unimpeded humanitarian access.

鈥淟ast month, the ICC Office of the Prosecutor confirmed that there are reasonable grounds to believe war crimes and crimes against humanity have been - and continue to be - committed in Darfur. Deliberate attacks on civilians are a clear violation of international law. The perpetrators must be held accountable.

鈥淭oday, together with our African partners & Guyana, we led a UN Security Council statement calling for immediate humanitarian access & respect for international law. The UK will continue to use all tools at our disposal to get aid to those who need it the most.

鈥淚 urge the RSF, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and allied armed groups to agree to the UN Secretary-General鈥檚 call for a humanitarian pause in and around El Fasher and urgently put in place the conditions that will allow immediate access. Only this will allow the delivery of food, water, medicine, and other life-saving supplies to those facing starvation. 聽

鈥淚n line with UN Security Council Resolution 2736, the RSF must end its siege of El Fasher and cease attacks on civilians, and the SAF and allied Joint Forces must also allow and facilitate a rapid and unimpeded passage for humanitarian workers and civilians, so that aid can reach those most in need.鈥�