BRUSSELS – The European Union’s ambassador to Sudan, Wolfram Vetter, strongly condemned an attack on World Food Programme trucks in South Kordofan, warning that attacks on humanitarian workers and obstruction of aid could jeopardize life-saving operations for civilians affected by the war.

Vetter said WFP was transporting vital humanitarian assistance funded by international donors, including the European Union, to some of Sudan’s most vulnerable civilians, including women, children and elderly people.

He warned that attacks on humanitarian assistance could put relief operations at risk and expressed support for WFP’s call for an immediate investigation into the incident and accountability for those responsible.

The remarks followed a WFP announcement that an aerial attack struck two contracted trucks carrying food assistance from Dilling to Kadugli in the early hours of Oct. 3, killing one driver.

WFP said the trucks were clearly marked as humanitarian vehicles and that it was still gathering information about the circumstances of the attack and the extent of damage to the food cargo.

The agency did not identify who carried out the attack.

The incident came one day after another WFP truck struck an explosive device in Dilling after delivering life-saving food assistance, according to the agency.

WFP said the two incidents highlighted the increasingly difficult security environment facing humanitarian organizations operating in Sudan.

Aid operations in South Kordofan have faced growing security and logistical challenges, with Dilling and Kadugli remaining cut off from regular humanitarian access for extended periods because of fighting and insecurity along key roads.

In February 2026, a joint U.N. convoy led by WFP delivered assistance to more than 130,000 people in Dilling and Kadugli after being delayed for more than 40 days because of fighting and insecurity.

WFP also said in September that more than 50 metric tons of food were destroyed in an aerial attack on two trucks outside Dilling. The agency said the supplies would have provided life-saving assistance to about 5,800 people for one month.

The agency has also reported eight aerial attacks since the beginning of the year that damaged its facilities or disrupted its operations in Sudan.

WFP has repeatedly called on all parties to the conflict to respect international humanitarian law, protect civilians, humanitarian workers and humanitarian assets, and guarantee the safe and unhindered movement of relief personnel and supplies.