SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Multiple sources - UN Security Council demands RSF halt siege of Al-Fashir

13/6/2024: Multiple sources - UN Security Council demands RSF halt siege of Al-Fashir

• Reuters

• AP, by Edith M. Lederer

The UN Security Council adopted a British-drafted resolution that demands the Rapid Support militia (RSF) halt the siege of Al-Fashir, the last remaining Darfur state capital that has not been taken by the RSF where over a million remain trapped.

The resolution, which was approved by a vote of 14-0 with Russia abstaining, expresses “grave concern” at the spreading violence and credible reports that the RSF are carrying out “ethnically motivated violence” in al-Fashir.

The resolution demands that the RSF and government forces ensure the protection of civilians, including allowing those wishing to move in Al-Fasher or leave the North Darfur capital to safer areas.

It calls for an immediate halt to the fighting and de-escalation around the city, and for “the withdrawal of all fighters that threaten the safety and security of civilians.”