Statement of the Sudan Women Advisory Group to the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) on the killing of several volunteers and humanitarian workers in Dilling in South Kordofan state [EN/AR]

Country: Sudan Source: UN Women Please refer to the attached file. The Sudan Women Advisory Group strongly condemns the killing of several Emergency Response Room volunteers, including a woman volunteer from the Women’s Emergency Room in Dilling, South Kordofan State, following the shelling that struck the city last week and resulted in additional civilian deaths and injuries. It is with profound sorrow and grief that the Sudan Women Advisory Group mourns the volunteers who lost their lives in this tragic incident while carrying out their humanitarian duties. Their deaths constitute not only a humanitarian tragedy, but also a profound loss to the humanitarian community and to the conflict-affected communities they served with courage and dedication. This incident serves as a tragic reminder of the grave risks faced by frontline humanitarian workers in Sudan, particularly those working within women-led organizations (WLOs), which continue to provide life-saving assistance amid insecurity, growing operational constraints, and rapidly escalating humanitarian needs. Women volunteers and humanitarian workers continue to carry out their duties under extremely dangerous conditions and with limited protection measures in place, further heightening the risks they face while delivering essential humanitarian assistance and services, particularly in areas affected by active conflict and heightened insecurity. The Sudan Women Advisory Group considers the direct targeting of civilians, humanitarian workers, and community-led initiatives to constitute a grave violation of international humanitarian law and a serious breach of the core humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence. It further emphasizes that humanitarian workers and volunteers, including those engag...

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