International Red Cross:'Civilian suffering in Sudan is not inevitable'

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The International Red Cross highlighted ongoing civilian suffering in Sudan, emphasizing that much of the harm during the conflict in Khartoum and al-Obeid could have been averted if international humanitarian laws had been respected. The statement underlines the preventable nature of the civilian impact since the conflict began three years ago.

William Hilderbrandt is pleased to welcome Mateo Jaramillo Ortega, ICRC Regional Spokesperson for Eastern Africa. He asserts that '"civilian suffering in Sudan is not inevitable: much of the harm over the past three years, since the beginning of combat in Khartoum, and nowadays in al-Obeid, could have been prevented had the laws of war, and international humanitarian law, been respected."