GENEVA, Nov 11 (KUNA) -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director General Amy Pope warns that extreme insecurity and appalling human rights violations including mass killings and ethnic and sexual violence in El-Fasher, North Darfur, have triggered a dramatic surge in displacement and further worsened the humanitarian crisis.
In a statement issued in Geneva Pope warned that without safe access and urgent funding humanitarian operations risk grinding to a halt at the very moment communities need support the most.
She reported that heavy shelling and ground assaults in and around El-Fasher have displaced nearly 90.000 people in the past two weeks forcing families to flee through unsafe routes with almost no access to food water or medical assistance while tens of thousands of civilians remain trapped inside the city surviving in famine-like conditions.
She reported that violence was spreading in other regions of Sudan as well stressing that between October 26 and November nin an estimated 38,990 people fled fighting in North Kordofan many are travelling long distances on foot or on donkey carts without shelter and food while facing constant fear of attack.
She warned that despite the rising need humanitarian operations are now on the brink of collapse.
"Warehouses are nearly empty aid convoys face significant insecurity and access restrictions continue to prevent the delivery of sufficient aid," Pope said, urging donors partners and the international community to act now to prevent further loss of life and ensure that vulnerable communities can safely access assistance. (end) imk.gta