The spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated on Monday that the global body welcomes the recent breakthrough in humanitarian access in South Kordofan State.
Briefing the media in New York, Stéphane Dujarric said that on Sunday, a United Nations Children’s Fund convoy successfully delivered humanitarian supplies to Dilling Town in South Kordofan State, marking the first substantial delivery to the area by any UN agency since October 2024.
“The convoy will now continue to Kadugli, the state capital,” he said. “The supplies will benefit more than 120,000 vulnerable people in Dilling and Kadugli, where humanitarian needs have reached catastrophic levels and communities have been under siege for months.”
The spokesperson said they are also gravely concerned by the worsening nutrition crisis in Melit, in North Darfur.
“A recent survey by our partner Relief International found that one in three children is acutely malnourished. This places thousands of children under 5 at imminent risk of severe illness, developmental complications, and death,” Dujarric stated. “You may recall this is the same area where an aid convoy from the World Food Program (WFP) was attacked last week while trying to offload humanitarian supplies.”
Dujarric reiterated calls to the warring parties to respect international humanitarian law, ensure safe and unhindered access for humanitarian workers, and prioritize the protection of civilians.
