Updated: 4 November 2025 16:53:01
UN: Violence Against Civilians in El-Fasher Continues Unabated
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The United Nations has confirmed that violence against civilians in El-Fasher—including summary executions and sexual violence—continues more than a week after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took control of the city. The UN also stated that the RSF is still obstructing the delivery of humanitarian aid to the area.
Speaking at the daily press briefing in New York on Monday, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said, “Civilians remain unable to leave El-Fasher. Hundreds have been killed, including humanitarian workers, and many more are trapped inside the city, cut off from the outside world.”
Haq added that the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) stressed that the RSF’s continued obstruction of life-saving assistance is “unacceptable,” calling for “immediate and unhindered access to all those trapped in El-Fasher.”
He emphasized the need to ensure civilian protection, saying that “an immediate cessation of hostilities is critical to safeguarding civilians.”
In a new displacement update following the RSF’s takeover of El-Fasher, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that nearly 71,000 people have fled the city and surrounding areas since October 26. This figure is around 10,000 higher than IOM’s earlier estimate. Meanwhile, Adam Regal, spokesperson for the General Coordination of Camps for Displaced Persons and Refugees in Darfur, said that over 36,000 people fled from El-Fasher to the nearby town of Tawila.
Haq explained that many of those who reached the overcrowded camps in Tawila reported killings, abductions, and sexual violence along escape routes.
He said the UN and its partners are delivering emergency assistance amid “dire conditions” in Tawila, but stressed that current efforts “cover only a fraction of the needs due to funding shortfalls.”
The UN also warned that violence has sharply escalated in North and South Kordofan states, leading to large-scale displacement and civilian suffering, including reports of child killings and alleged summary executions in Bara locality.
OCHA called for urgent funding to support millions of people trapped in Sudan’s devastating conflict. As the year nears its end, the 2025 Sudan Humanitarian Response Plan remains only 28% funded, despite overwhelming humanitarian needs.
