40 killed in Sudan after drone strikes hospital in West Kordofan - WHO
According to WHO, the attack at Al Mujilad hospital claimed the lives of both women and children, with the organisation's Sudan office confirming the death of six children and five medics.
More than 40 people were killed in Sudan over the weekend when Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) drones struck a hospital in West Kordofan, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed.
According to WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the attack at Al Mujilad hospital claimed the lives of both women and children, with the organisation's Sudan office confirming the death of six children and five medics.
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In a statement on X on Tuesday, Dr Tedros described the incident as "another appalling attack on health in Sudan", reiterating the urgent need for an end to violence against medical facilities.
"We cannot say this louder: attacks on health must stop everywhere!" he said.
The bombing of Al Mujlad Hospital highlights a deeply concerning trend in the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, where medical facilities and humanitarian spaces have increasingly come under fire.
Such attacks not only cause immediate loss of life but also cripple access to essential health services for communities already devastated by war.
Last week, the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan sounded the alarm over the deliberate weaponisation of humanitarian aid by both the SAF and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), warning that the obstruction of relief efforts is accelerating a man-made famine in parts of the country.
In its latest report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Mission revealed that both parties to the conflict, now entering its third year, are systematically denying access to lifesaving assistance, transforming humanitarian relief into a tool of war.
According to the report, the SAF has imposed complex and punitive bureaucratic restrictions, while the RSF has been looting aid convoys and blocking their passage altogether.
One of the most alarming incidents took place on June 2, when a United Nations convoy en route to El Fasher was bombed in Al Koma, resulting in the deaths of five UN staff members.
The RSF has also repeatedly shelled the Saudi Hospital in El Fasher and, in May, conducted a drone strike on Obeid International Hospital in North Kordofan, killing six civilians and forcing one of the region's few functioning clinics to shut down
"Those with influence must act now to respect and ensure respect for international humanitarian law, and to avoid risking complicity in grave violations," Mohamed Chande Othman, chair of the Fact-Finding Mission, told the Council.
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