The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies denounces the killing of a volunteer in Abu Haraz

16 May 2024 (PEN) The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies strongly condemned the killing of Fadl Daw al-Bayt Abdullah, a Sudanese Red Crescent Society volunteer, who was shot on 11 May while working with his team to collect humanitarian data in the Abu area. Haraz in southeastern Sudan, and died on May 12. While another volunteer was beaten during the incident.

The Union stressed the need to respect and protect humanitarian workers in all circumstances, expressing its sincere condolences to the victim’s family and colleagues.

He stated that since the beginning of the year, twenty members of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies network around the world have died while performing their humanitarian duties. Demanding an end to violence against humanitarian workers.