Red Cross alarmed by drone attacks targeting critical infrastructure in Sudan, exacerbating human rights violations amid ongoing conflict.
Red Cross alarmed by drone attacks on Sudan’s critical infrastructure, highlighting the escalating use of unmanned aerial vehicles by warring factions to target essential services.
According to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) hospitals and electricity and water facilities have sustained severe damage from such attacks which results in extensive human rights violations.
Patrick Youssef who directs the Africa region for the ICRC there has been a sharp rise in drone technology availability that allows anyone to obtain these systems.
The confrontation between Sudanese military forces and Rapid Support Forces paramilitary units has caused substantial harm to crucial infrastructure systems.
The non-functional state of 70-80% of Sudanese hospitals creates a risk for cholera outbreaks because water systems have deteriorated.
Around 12 million Sudanese people were forced to leave their homes after April 15, 2023 but a small number of residents are now going back to Khartoum.
The distribution of humanitarian assistance faces delays because both warring groups are accused by United Nations agencies of blocking aid access despite their denials of these charges.
The Red Cross demands unrestricted entry to conflict areas to deliver aid while documenting lawbreakings of international statutes.
