The United Nations renewed warnings Monday about detention and enforced disappearance risks facing humanitarians across war-torn Sudan.
The appeal coincided with the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, observed annually on August 30 worldwide.
UN Resident Coordinator Denise Brown called the detention of aid workers by armed groups “unacceptable,” demanding their immediate, unconditional release.
She did not identify captors, numbers, or locations, but cited a rise in unexplained detentions violating basic rights.
Such practices endanger lives and choke relief operations as humanitarian needs swell across the shattered country, she warned.
Brown urged warring parties to respect international law and protect aid workers, supplies, and equipment from harm.
UN experts documented 2,309 disappearance cases since April 2023, though the true toll may exceed fifty thousand people.
Sudan’s Journalists Syndicate separately demanded the release of five reporters missing since October, warning impunity fuels further bloodshed.
