World Health Organization Urges Ceasefire After Alleged Massacres in El‑Fasher!

World Health Organization Urges Ceasefire After Alleged Massacres in El‑Fasher!

Reported by Marian Opeyemi Fasesan | Sele Media Africa

The WHO has called for an immediate ceasefire in El‑Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, following reports of hundreds of civilian deaths and “massacres” amid the intensifying conflict between Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).

What We Know

• Sudan’s Health Ministry publicly condemned the RSF for alleged large‑scale massacres in El‑Fasher, including attacks on civilians and health‑care workers. [1]
• WHO Director‑General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus previously urged an end to attacks on healthcare in Sudan after a drone strike killed over 70 people in El‑Fasher’s Saudi Teaching Maternal Hospital. [2]
• The UN and other humanitarian agencies report that tens of thousands are trapped, with siege conditions, outbreaks of violence, and no safe access to aid. [3]

Why It Matters

• El‑Fasher is a humanitarian hub in Darfur; a collapse of its health system and mass civilian deaths represent a major escalation in the Sudan conflict.
• The targeting of health facilities and medical staff may constitute grave violations of international humanitarian law, potentially amounting to war crimes.
• The violence and mass displacement risk wider regional destabilisation and deepen one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises.

What to Watch

• Whether SAF and RSF respond to the WHO and UN appeals with a genuine ceasefire and safe‑corridor agreement.
• Independent investigations into alleged ethnically‑motivated killings, hospital strikes, and the role of the RSF in civilian targeting.
• The ability of humanitarian agencies to access the city, deliver aid, and evacuate vulnerable populations under siege conditions.

Citations:

1. Anadolu Ajansı: www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/sudan-s-health-ministry-condemns-rsf-massacres-against-civilians-in-el-fasher/3728830?utm_source=chatgpt.com
2. Reuters: www.reuters.com/world/africa/who-chief-urges-end-attacks-sudan-healthcare-after-70-killed-drone-strike-2025-01-26/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
3. United Nations Geneva: www.ungeneva.org/en/news-media/news/2025/10/112160/un-alarmed-terrifying-situation-sudans-el-fasher-calls-immediate?utm_source=chatgpt.com