Toby Harward: The conflict in El Fasher threatens the lives of hundreds of thousands of displaced people

February 3, 2024 (PEN) The United Nations Deputy Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs in Sudan, Toby Harward, explained that violent fighting broke out in the city of El Fasher, which led to the death and injury of many civilians, damage to the infrastructure, and the expansion of displacement from the city.

Harward stressed that the escalation of the conflict would be disastrous for hundreds of thousands of displaced people who took refuge in El Fasher.

He also added in a tweet via (X) that the United Nations had received reports of widespread recruitment of children into the ranks of the warring parties and armed groups in El Fasher, stressing that this constitutes a serious violation of children’s rights and international humanitarian law.