A senior UN official has warned that Sudan’s deepening conflict is endangering civilians and threatening wider regional instability.
Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee told the UN Security Council that fighting between the General Abdel Fattah al Burhan’s army and Rapid Support Forces shows no sign of stopping.
She said both sides are carrying out indiscriminate aerial assaults on civilians, hospitals, and vital infrastructure.
Pobee warned that the war is spreading into once-stable areas, driven by the use of advanced weaponry like long-range drones.
Clashes have also erupted in the tri-border area of Sudan, Libya, and Egypt, further raising fears of regional spillover.
“The situation marks a serious escalation,” she said, calling for urgent international action.
Pobee highlighted a sharp rise in atrocities, including sexual violence, attacks on aid workers, and summary executions of civilians.
She noted the number of arbitrary killings tripled between February and April, mostly in Khartoum.
“Too many lives have been lost,” Pobee said. “The Council must lead the way to end this conflict.”
Since April 2023, the war has killed over 20,000 and displaced 14 million, according to the UN, though some estimates put deaths at 130,000.
Renewed clashes in El-Fasher since 10 May have further disrupted aid efforts, deepening Sudan’s humanitarian disaster.
