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March 4, 2024

U.N. Warns Blocking of Aid Access in Sudan May Be a War Crime
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The United Nations human rights chief has called on the warring sides in
Sudan to give safe access to humanitarian agencies as the crisis
worsens. Volker Türk spoke in Geneva on Friday.

Volker Türk: "Sudan has become a living nightmare. Almost half of the
population - 25 million people - are in urgent need of food and medical
aid. Some 80% of hospitals have been put out of service. The apparently
deliberate denial of safe and unimpeded access for humanitarian agencies
within Sudan itself constitutes a serious violation of international law
and may amount to a war crime."



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