A third day of drone strikes hit the international airport and a power station in Port Sudan, the UN’s humanitarian hub for coordinating aid operations across Sudan, the United Nations said yesterday in a news update.
“Port Sudan airport is a lifeline for humanitarian operations, serving as the primary entry point for aid personnel, medical supplies and other lifesaving relief that is coming into Sudan,” said Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN aid coordination office, OCHA. The airport is “immensely important”, he told journalists in Geneva.
OCHA says that it continues to monitor the evolving situation following recent drone strikes in Port Sudan, which has become the UN’s humanitarian hub for coordinating aid operations across Sudan.
“These attacks have not had a direct impact on humanitarian operations or activities in Port Sudan. None of the UN’s offices, premises or warehouses has been impacted, and regular operations continue,” OCHA added.
OCHA will continue to assess the situation, including any impact on the ability to bring supplies and staff in and out of Sudan. UN Humanitarian Air Service flights to and from Port Sudan have been temporarily put on hold.
These latest strikes follow a series of recent drone attacks on airports and other civilian infrastructure, including power stations.
The attacks on power stations have caused major disruptions to electricity supplies, as well as access to safe drinking water for civilians, including displaced people and returnees.
OCHA calls on all parties to the conflict to ensure that civilians and civilian infrastructure are not targeted.
Source: UN and OCHA
