Aid group Doctors Without Borders said on Sunday (Aug 4) that malnourished children in a famine-hit camp for war-displaced people in Sudan's Darfur region are at risk of dying due to medical supplies being blocked by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Aid group Doctors Without Borders said on Sunday (Aug 4) that malnourished children in a famine-hit camp for war-displaced people in Sudan's Darfur region are at risk of dying due to medical supplies being blocked by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The conflict in Sudan began in April last year when simmering tensions between the military and the RSF developed into open fighting in the capital, before spreading across the country. The conflict has killed thousands of people and pushed many into starvation. Also read | Shocking cases of rape in Sudan: Children as young as nine were raped, says rights group report Doctors Without Borders said on Sunday that the RSF blocked three trucks carrying lifesaving medical supplies, including therapeutic food, for Darfur's Al-Fashir city and the nearby Zamzam camp, where famine was confirmed earlier, the news agency Associated Press reported. A full famine at Zamzam camp Last week, experts in the Famine Review Committee confirmed that starvation at the Zamzam camp had grown into a full famine. The camp shelters up to 600,000 people. Doctors Without Borders said on Sunday that many children in the camp were in critical condition, adding, that the malnutrition ward at its field hospital was overcrowded with a 126 per cent bed occupancy rate. The aid group also said RSF fighters have blocked the trucks in the town of Kabkabiya for over a month, and that it was forced to limit the number of children receiving therapeutic food in the overcrowded camp as its stock of medicine covers only two weeks. Govt denies famine at camp Also on Sunday, Sudanese officials denied the existence of famine at the Zamzam camp. The officials said that talk of famine was inaccurate and conditions were "not consistent" with those that must be met to declare famine. The government blamed the RSF for imposing the blockade in Al-Fashir. The paramilitary group, meanwhile, declared full solidarity with victims of the famine and repeated an offer to work with the United Nations to facilitate the delivery of aid. (With inputs from agencies)

Sudan conflict: Aid group says children at risk of dying in Darfur as RSF blocks medical supplies

The United Nations on Friday (August 25) expressed concerns about the ongoing conflict in Sudan and warned that a lasting war could tie up the entire region into a humanitarian catastrophe.

The United Nations on Friday (August 25) expressed concerns about the ongoing conflict in Sudan and warned that a lasting war could tie up the entire region into a humanitarian catastrophe. In a statement, Martin Griffiths, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator at the UN, said, "This viral conflict and the hunger, disease and displacement left in its wake now threatens to consume the entire country." Griffiths highlighted specific concerns about the safety of civilians in the country's breadbasket Gezira State. "Hundreds of thousands of children are severely malnourished and at imminent risk of death if left untreated," he added. The conflict between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been going on for more than four months now. Nearly 5,000 people have been killed and millions have been forced to flee their homes. Paramilitary fights army for fourth straight day On Wednesday, the RSF fought the army for a fourth straight day, for the control of a key armoured corps base in Khartoum's south. The RSF began its assault last Sunday, on the vast strategic on several fronts. Residents of Al-Shajara, the neighbourhood where the base is situated, reported "large losses on both sides" on the first day of the attack. Sudan's army chief seen outside HQ Army Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan was seen outside his headquarters on Thursday for the first time since fighting started. According to a report by the news agency AFP, footage showed Burhan speaking to soldiers, with the caption indicating that he was at the Wadi Seidna air base north of Khartoum. In other images, the army chief was seen surrounded by civilians in the capital's twin-city of Omdurman, where residents also reported fighting on Thursday. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Sudan conflict: Aid group says children at risk of dying in Darfur as RSF blocks medical supplies

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