Members of the Security Council express deep concern about the escalation of violence in Sudan

The members of the council strongly, which took place on June 2, 2025 near the pile, north Darfur, condemned a joint humanitarian convoy of the World Food Program and UNICEF, which killed five humanitarian workers, wounded several people, destroyed humanitarian supplies of life, and burned several trucks.

They expressed their sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims and the people of Sudan, and they wished a speedy and complete recovery for the injured. The Security Council members renewed the Secretary -General’s call to conduct an urgent investigation and hold the perpetrators accountable.

The members of the Security Council also condemned the repeated shelling by the Rapid Support Forces on May 29, 2025, which was damaged by a World Food Program in El Fasher.

Impact on humanitarian operations

Members of the Council expressed their deep concern about the impact of the conflict, including attacks, on humanitarian operations. This includes reports of air attacks recently launched by the Rapid Support Forces, and caused damage to the vital civil infrastructure, especially in Port Sudan, Kasla and Khartoum.

The members of the Council reminded the parties to the conflict to ensure the safety and security of the United Nations employees and humanitarian organizations, their headquarters and their origins, in accordance with international law, and in line with Resolution 2730 of 2024.

The members of the Council emphasized that the deliberate attacks on the humanitarian workers, their headquarters and their origins may constitute war crimes. They called on the parties to fulfill their obligations under the Jeddah Declaration, as well as their obligations under international law, especially international humanitarian law and international human rights law. The members of the Security Council affirmed their strong commitment to Sudan’s sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity.

UN official after a visit to Khartoum: I saw a city torn by the conflict

“Devastating facilities, others were looted, and basic services are almost absent, including health services”Thus, Dr. Shebl Sahabani, a representative of the World Health Organization in Sudan, described the situation in the city of Khartoum.

Sahbani was talking to reporters in Geneva via video from Port Sudan after returning from a visit to the Sudanese capital, where he said: “I saw a city torn by a two -year conflict.”.

He added that many primary health care centers and hospitals do not work, “Either it was looted or destroyed, or simply due to the lack of electricity or clean water, or the lack of human resources, or medical supplies.”.

He explained that these conditions in Khartoum, as well as the movement of displacement, contribute to the spread of the cholera epidemic. It was reported that 20,000 cases of cholera were recorded in Khartoum alone, and 250 deaths related to the disease, since July 2024.

He added: Until June 11, 2025, we have 78,500 cases of cholera, and more than 1,800 deaths recorded in 14 states and 98 regions..

Good news in the midst of the crisis

The UN official stressed that controlling cholera is easy, as it cured, “But the problem here is that we need to treat the source of cholera, including providing water, sanitation, health hygiene facilities and the involvement of the local community.”.

Sahabani said that the organization and its partners have started an oral vaccination campaign against cholera for ten days, targeting 2.6 million people, “I think this is good news in the midst of this crisis.”.

He explained that this is added to the previous campaign in which 115,000 doses were used in the country, noting that these interventions contributed to reducing new cholera cases and deaths caused by the disease. He added: “If we talk about Khartoum, daily cases decrease from 1,500 cases per day to 400 cases, which is a good achievement.”.

Sahbani called for the need to increase investment in the humanitarian corridors, and for a temporary ceasefire, “So that we can launch multiple vaccine campaigns, so that we can target many cases of diseases.”. He added that to achieve this, “We need to provide adequate access and financing, and we need to provide vaccines.”. The UN official also called for peace, “Because the best medicine is peace”.