Khartoum - New York: Europe and the Arabs
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has expressed concern about the disruption of vital humanitarian operations in Sudan due to continued fighting, at a time when the cholera outbreak has worsened across large parts of the country. According to what was stated in the daily United Nations news bulletin, a copy of which we received on Thursday morning
Citing the World Health Organization and the Sudanese Ministry of Health, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said that nearly 9,000 suspected cases of cholera - including 245 deaths - had been reported in nine states, which represents an increase of more than 40 percent compared to the number of cases before. one month.
Dujarric said in the daily press conference that the almost complete collapse of the healthcare sector in Sudan is a source of grave concern. He added that humanitarian colleagues are deeply concerned about the scale of displacement due to the spreading conflict - which has fueled the largest displacement crisis on Earth. Since April, more than 6 million people have been displaced within the country, including more than half a million due to clashes that broke out in Gezira State last month.