‘Sudan is an atrocities laboratory’, UN aid chief tells Berlin conference
Countries reportedly pledged over $1 billion at the third International Conference for Sudan co-hosted by Germany, the African Union (AU), the European Union (EU), France, and the United Kingdom. Senior UN officials delivered remarks, including humanitarian affairs chief Tom Fletcher who said that “Sudan is an atrocities laboratory,” citing sieges of cities such as El Fasher in Darfur, the denial of food, use of sexual violence as a weapon of war, and the targeting of schools and hospitals. Civilians and aid workers […]
