North Darfur aid operations ‘on brink of collapse’ after RSF capture of El Fasher
Fears rise for displaced civilians as UN reports deteriorating situation and MSF warns of ‘staggering’ malnutritionThere are grave fears for civilians who survived the capture of El Fasher by a Sudanese paramilitary group last month, as the UN warned relief operations were on the brink of...
<p>Fears rise for displaced civilians as UN reports deteriorating situation and MSF warns of ‘staggering’ malnutrition</p><p>There are grave fears for civilians who survived <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/27/fears-civilians-sudan-paramilitary-rsf-capture-el-fasher">the capture of El Fasher by a Sudanese paramilitary group</a> last month, as the UN warned relief operations were on the brink of collapse and an aid group said malnutrition in displacement camps had reached “staggering” levels.</p><p>The Rapid Support Forces captured El Fasher – the capital of North Darfur state and the last urban centre outside of its grasp in the wider Darfur region – on 26 October. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/oct/30/they-killed-civilians-in-their-beds-chaos-and-brutality-reign-after-fall-of-el-fasher">Survivor accounts</a> and video and satellite evidence suggest <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/29/hundreds-reportedly-killed-at-sudanese-hospital-as-evidence-of-rsf-atrocities-mounts">more than 1,500 people were killed</a> in ethnically-targeted massacres in the immediate aftermath.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/12/sudan-north-darfur-aid-malnutrition-rsf-el-fasher-tawila">Continue reading...</a>
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