Sudan’s war is causing long-lasting harm that “should shock us all,” a senior UN official told the Security Council.
Rosemary DiCarlo said roughly 13 million people have fled their homes since fighting began, including 8.7 million displaced internally.
The UN documented about 1,400 civilian deaths between January and June, with drone strikes killing some 1,100 of them.
Combat has concentrated in North Kordofan, Darfur and Blue Nile, DiCarlo said, warning of possible mass atrocities near El Obeid.
Sophisticated weapons on both sides point to continued outside support, she added, calling the conflict increasingly complex.
Aid chief Tom Fletcher said two-thirds of Sudanese now need life-saving assistance, with UN teams reaching nearly 11 million people.
Only 40 percent of a $2.87 billion appeal has been funded, he said, with the year nearly two-thirds over.
“Sudan does not suffer from a lack of analysis, but from a lack of action,” Fletcher told the Council.
The world sends drones and mercenaries, he said, when Sudan’s people need food, medicine and peace.
