TAWILA – The civil authority affiliated with the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army led by Abdel Wahid Mohamed Ahmed al-Nur warned that areas under its control, including Jebel Marra, Tawila, Ain Siro and nearby displacement camps, have entered what it described as a famine catastrophe.
In a statement issued Tuesday, the authority said more than 10 million civilians and displaced people are living in severe humanitarian and health conditions inside displacement camps and areas controlled by the movement.
The authority said acute shortages of food and medical care have worsened malnutrition and increased deaths among children, women and older people.
It blamed the worsening crisis on what it described as obstruction of relief convoys and humanitarian aid, accusing the Sudanese government of using food as a weapon against victims of the war.
The statement also cited shortages of food and essential medicines, the failure of the agricultural season because of poor rainfall, the spread of epidemics, contaminated drinking water and the absence of adequate medical supplies and field hospitals.
The authority said between 10 and 20 people are dying daily inside the camps. Sudan Now could not independently verify the figures or the causes of death.
Calls for Aid Corridors
The civil authority called on the United Nations and the UN Security Council to take urgent action to deliver food and medical aid to affected areas without administrative or political obstacles.
It also urged the opening and securing of humanitarian corridors and crossings to allow aid agencies to reach civilians in need.
The authority called for civilian protection in conflict areas and urged Sudan’s warring parties to comply with international humanitarian law.
Humanitarian Conditions in Darfur
The warning comes as Darfur faces severe humanitarian pressure from Sudan’s war, which has disrupted aid routes, markets, farming, health services and access to clean water.
Tawila and surrounding areas have received large numbers of displaced people fleeing violence in North Darfur, including from areas around El Fasher, where fighting and siege conditions have pushed many families into already overwhelmed camps and host communities.
Jebel Marra, Tawila and Ain Siro have long hosted displaced communities, but the latest statement indicates that local authorities and community structures are struggling to respond to rising needs amid limited external assistance.
Food insecurity has deepened across Sudan as fighting, blocked roads, looting, insecurity and the collapse of services prevent civilians from accessing food, medicine and humanitarian support.
‘A Stain on Humanity’
Mujib al-Rahman Mohamed al-Zubair, head of the civil authority in what the movement describes as liberated territories, said leaving children, women, older people and displaced civilians in Jebel Marra, Tawila and Ain Siro to face the risk of death by starvation was “a stain on the conscience of humanity.”
The authority urged the international community and humanitarian organizations to act immediately to save affected populations and provide food, medicine and health care before the crisis worsens further.
