He is wanted by the ICC on charges of genocide and other crimes during the conflict in Darfur in the 2000s. The resolution demands that the RSF and government forces ensure the protection of civilians, including allowing those wishing to move within El Fasher or leave the city for safer areas to do so. “The people of El Fasher are trapped. Famine is setting in, and the threat of a large-scale massacre looms large.”Already, hundreds of people have been killed and scores wounded in El Fasher, she said. Thomas-Greenfield said over 25 million Sudanese are in dire need of humanitarian assistance, and she and many council members urged that more crossings be opened — and that donors come forward.

Source: Libya Today June 13, 2024 19:37 UTC