At least 57 civilians were killed in the attack, which included the travel camp of Abu Shouk on the outskirts of the city and the United Nations Human Rights Office, OhchrAlso follows the allegations of summary executions.

“It is with dismay that we again witness an unimaginable horror inflicted on civilians in El Fasher, who endured more than a year of siege, persistent attacks and disastrous humanitarian conditions,” said Türk.

Serial attacks

“Such repeated attacks against civilians, which raise serious concerns under international humanitarian law, are completely unacceptable and must stop.”

Between January and June, the RSF – which has been fighting against the military government for the control of Sudan for more than two years – attacked the Abu Shouk camp at least 16 times, killing at least 212 and leaving 111 other injured.

“Once again, I raise the alarm of the serious risk of ethnically motivated persecution while the RSF tries to take control of the camp of El Fasher and Abu Shouk,” said Türk, reiterating his call to protect civilians and urging humanitarian breaks in the besieged areas to reach those who need it.

Human rights violations in Zamzam

The United Nations human rights officials recently interviewed survivors of the RSF devastating assault on the Zamzam camp, 15 kilometers south of El Fasher, where famine was confirmed in August 2024.

The testimonies corroborated the previous documentation of serious human rights violations against civilians during a particularly deadly attack against the Zamzam camp in April 2025, in particular murders, generalized rape and gang rape, disappearances and torture imposed.

“I urge third parties to use all their influence to put an end to these violations,” said Türk. “Responsibility is crucial to break this cycle of persistent and blatant violations.”

Deepen hunger

A year after the famine was confirmed for the first time in Zamzam, hundreds of thousands are still trapped in El Fasher, cut off from World Food Program (Wfp) Assistance and face deepen hunger.

The commercial roads and the supply lines entering El Fasher are blocked, which leads to a flambé of prices and the cessation of operations of most community kitchens.

Some residents would have survived animal fodder and food waste.

“Everyone in El Fasher faces a daily struggle to survive,” said Eric Perceison, regional Director of PAM for East and Southern Africa.

“Without immediate and sustained access”, for the humanitarian workers, has added Losesse: “Lives will be lost. »»

The Sudan conflict, which started in April 2023, created the world’s largest hunger crisis: around 25 million people – half of the country’s population – face acute hunger and 3.5 million women and children are confronted with malnutrition.

From El Fasher to Tawila

Many victims of the attack on the Zamzam camp and those who suffer from hunger in El Fasher fled to the Tawila camp, 75 kilometers.

“Hunger forced us to leave,” said Sondos, eight, who told WFP that she had fled with her family after weeks to survive Millet.

There was “only hunger and bombs,” she said, with bus shells in the city.

Another Tawila resident, Mohamed, 47, traveled from Zamzam to El Fasher before going to Tawila.

People died thirsty along the way, he said. “Many of them begged water. Each person must have only one sip, just enough to reach their stomach. ”

But even when people go to Tawila, the camp’s makeshift tents offer little protection against the rainy season that barely starts.

WFP assistance

For around 400,000 residents of the Tawila camp, WFP rations of high energy cookies, sorghum, vegetable oil and salt are often their only subsistence.

These are just some of the four million Sudanese people WFP supports monthly.

This assistance has helped reduce catastrophic hunger in certain parts of the central and Western Darfur. However, these gains are fragile: “WFP is ready with trucks full of food aid to send to El Fasher”, explains Corinne Fleischer, director of the supply chain and PAM delivery. “We need an emergency guaranteed to be safe.”

The RSF has not yet agreed in a break in the fighting to allow humanitarian goods to enter the city.

Poissons poorly labeled with hidden additives, deceptive practices threaten the means of subsistence, food security and confidence in what ends on our plates.

Now, a new international initiative supported by the United Nations uses advanced nuclear science to protect people and make sure that the seafood they count are safe, authentic and traceable.

Fish company

The consumption of per capita seafood has doubled since the 1960s and should double by 2050, seafood fraud becoming an increasing global concern.

Seafood fraud goes from the substitution of high value species with cheaper alternatives to the use of unauthorized or not declared additives. It can occur at any stage of the supply chain, especially since surveillance and traceability become more difficult due to the increasingly complex supply chains.

To make sure that seafood fraud does not slip through the net, national and international food control systems need robust and adjusted analytical methods

Nuclear technology

A joint project between the organization of food and agriculture (Fao) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (Aiea) should use nuclear technology to counter seafood fraud.

Thanks to its FAO / IAEA spouse center for nuclear techniques in food and agriculture, IEA is launching a coordinated five -year research project to help countries strengthen food control systems to detect and prevent seafood fraud.

The IAEA will use nuclear and related techniques to strengthen scientific capacity, ensure the authenticity of products and improve resilience and transparency in seafood supply chains.

“This AIAA project offers Member States a precious opportunity to collaborate in the fight against fraud and the deactivation of the seafood supply chain using solid tools based on nuclear science,” said Debashish Mazumder of the Australian organization of science and nuclear technology, a key partner in AIEA on sustainable development problems.

Underestimated in truth with atoms

The IAEA security and food control laboratory helps countries apply nuclear and related analysis techniques to facilitate safe and authentic seafood trade, offering powerful tools for fraud detection.

One of the most effective methods for countering seafood fraud is the stable analysis of isotopic ratios of light elements such as oxygen, which allows scientists to identify the geographical origin of fish and to check whether it has been wildly taken by reflecting the environmental and ecological conditions in the biological tissues of the fish.

Used to authenticate seafood, nuclear technology serves as a powerful tool to combat seafood fraud, improve consumer protection, increase confidence in food control systems and support Fisherfolk to engage in sustainable management of aquatic resources.

Burning sectarian clashes broke out in the South governorate, also known as AS-Sweida, in July and early August and children and families continue to feel the impact.

At least 22 children were reportedly killed and 21 others injured in violence, which caused significant damage to civil infrastructure. More than 190,000 people, mainly women and children, were forced to flee their homes.

The essential services have also been disrupted. At least five health centers have been struck, two doctors killed, while the ambulances were obstructed or attacked.

“A welcome stage”

Unicef The deputy representative of Syria, Zeinab Adam, described the situation as “tragic and deeply alarming”.

“Given the continuous needs of children and families affected, The increased efforts of the interim authorities to facilitate access to those who needed it were a welcome step” She said.

UNICEF was part of the first UN inter-aging convoy to Sweida which arrived at the end of July.

Adam said that the agency “delivered rescue supplies and had a rapid assessment on the ground to ensure a faster and stronger response to the growing crisis”. said.

Food and medicine shortages

The fighting caused critical damage to vital infrastructure, water, electricity and fuel. In addition, food, medicine and other essential elements remain rare due to continuous insecurity and access constraints.

In response, UNICEF has deployed 14 mobile health and nutrition teams. The teams have also provided vital health and nutrition supplies to more than 4,000 children and women, as well as drinking water and fuel for water pumping stations benefiting more than 30,000 people.

Call to access

“” To ensure an effective response, it is essential that humanitarian actors and commercial products have unhindered access To the most affected communities, ”said Adam.

“This will allow the immediate supply of basic social services, including food, water and other essential supplies, to those who need urgent.”

She added that “the facilitation of this access is not only vital for vital interventions, but also to restore a minimum level of stability and protection in these communities”.

Meanwhile, UNICEF remains on the ground in Sweida and will continue to plead for children there and through Syria.

“Sport gives me a feeling of belonging as a girl. When I play, it affirms my right to play sports and exposes me to greater opportunities, “she said.

This is what sport should represent for young people around the world. However, a new campaign supported by the International Organization for Migration (Iom) strives to counter a darker side of the industry of several billion dollars – by ending children’s trafficking through sports.

‘Gateway to exploitation’

“” Sport should be a source of joy and success, not a gateway to the exploitation. However, traffickers attack the ambitions of young athletes, using false promises to attract them to abuse and deception, “said Ugochi Daniels, the Iom Deputy Director General of Operations.

Out of around 50 million people worldwide who are subject In abuse of traffic, 38% of them are children. And among these children victims, 11% are treated with false promises.

In the sport industry, it takes many forms, including joining false sports academies or by signing what seems to be professional contracts.

For many young people like Saido, sport can be a path of disadvantaged history. Saido, for example, dreams of seeing more Somali women and refugees playing in international professional leagues.

“I want to see a basketball academy full of Somali girls and other girls from different communities here in Kakuma. I want to see Somali girls playing basketball at WNBA, “said Saido, referring to the best women’s league in the United States.

But these dreams and their disadvantaged history, according to the campaign, can also make them particularly vulnerable to the false promises of traffickers.

Do not ignore the risks

Work alongside mission 89 – an organization which fights against the exploitation of young athletes – IOM calls stakeholders within the sports industry of $ 1.2 Billion of dollars to strengthen the protective mechanisms.

This includes the reform of recruitment strategies contrary to ethics which can be exploited by traffickers and offer education to the entire industry on the harm and risks of trafficking.

In addition to these tangible changes, the campaign also calls on industry leaders to sign commitments that do not declare zero tolerance of the scourge.

“” While we continue to celebrate the power of sport, we cannot ignore the risks encountered by young athletesSaid Lerina Bright, founder and executive director of mission 89.

“This campaign consists in ensuring that each child who dreams in sport is safe, supported and never exploited.”

But after a decade of armed conflicts and in the midst of a serious economic depression, imports of educational toys have become far too expensive for many classrooms in Yemen.

Shadia and Fatima, two young entrepreneurs in Yemen, identified This gap after participating in a training course managed by the United Nations Development Program (Predict). They decided to create a business led by young people called Dorri which would create sensory learning tools from wood and fabric of local origin.

Alone, Dorri will not bring peace to Yemen, and he will not alone solve the fact that more than a third of young people in Yemen are unemployed. But, according to one of the directors whose kindergarten has received toys, Dorri represents the creative potential of Year’s youth.

“When young people take the lead, everyone wins – children, families, schools and entire communities,” said the director.

Young people in peace consolidation

August 12 is the International Youth DayA day that highlights the full role that 1.9 billion young people play worldwide in the creation of a sustainable future.

This year, the day is particularly important according to Felipe Paullier, the UN General deputy secretary For young cases, because it coincides with other notable dates, including the 10th anniversary of a Security advice Resolution affirming the vital role that young people play in the progress of peace.

“Young people are leading to the objective of local campaigns to world peace efforts, strengthening confidence between cultures and creating a lasting impact,” said Paulier.

Create prosperous livelihoods

By 2050, people who are currently under 25 will represent more than 90% of the world workforce, which makes their training and education vital for the economy and a prosperous peace.

However, in contexts plagued by conflicts or in communities that face a trip, this training and this education can be almost impossible to achieve.

Elijah, a Sudanese refugee who is now 27 years old, arrived in a refugee camp in Kenya in 2015 after having fled violence in his country of origin. Education turned out to be impossible for him – while he was trying to go to school for a few years, he finally abandoned because he could not afford the costs of tuition.

But the training was very feasible: in his informal establishment – who specializes in electronic reparation – he has already formed 15 young people like him. He always hopes to do more.

“My dream is to open the largest electronic repair center in Kakuma which will serve the community and will also autonomize young people without a source of livelihoods to take care of themselves,” said Elijah.

An intergenerational approach

Mr. Paullier stressed that the empowerment of young people at a local level must involve more than simple support initiatives like Elijah – rather, real empowerment lies in “real confidence”.

“The significant participation of young people means to engage young people as equal partners.

In Myanmar, this type of intergenerational knowledge exchange has taken on a unique form – the theater. Conflicts in progress in this country have reversed many means of subsistence and created mature conditions for sexist violence.

A group of 18 young people from the state of my has trained a performance group which is coupled with an educational initiative. Together, they write, direct and display parts for neighboring communities of all ages who discuss themes such as domestic violence.

During a performance on current domestic violence, an elderly woman in the front row turned to her neighbor.

“It’s also my story,” she said.

Thanks to these performances, young people have created a forum for an intergenerational conversation: “We are not only artists-we are community educators, and this stage is our change platform,” said Min Cho, one of the artists.

Danger of tokenism

Despite the resolution of the Security Council, young people tend to remain excluded from decisions to develop policies. Or if they are included, their participation is sometimes “tokenist. “”

Areej Hussein, the founder of a basic feminist organization in Sudan, experienced the frustration of having her plea simply a symbol for people in power.

“Women and girls are not only victims of the war – we are peace manufacturers … enough to use women as slogans. It’s time to really listen to their leadership, “she said.

Ms. Hussein worked to change this in Sudan by mobilizing women from all walks of life and allowing them to tell their stories.

And she is not alone – many young people work around the world to change this. But for each of them, their approach to affecting the real change is slightly different.

For Shadia and Fatima, it was touch toys. Elijah inspires refugees… and for Yie Tone, the answer was theater. “We may not have the power to change politicians, but we have the power on this scene to change our communities to a safe and equal society,” said Tone.

Monday’s attack left 40 people dead and 19 injured in Abu ShoukAccording to humanitarian partners. The International Migration Organization (Iom) said that renewed violence had forced at least 500 inhabitants of the camp to flee from other parts in the north of Darfur.

The acting humanitarian coordinator of Sudan, Sheldon Yett, condemned “all deliberate and blind attacks against civilians” in the strongest terms.

“” All parties to the conflict have a clear obligation under international humanitarian law to ensure the protection of civiliansStéphane Dujarric, UN spokesperson, said in New York’s daily newspaper on Tuesday.

“Travel and other refuge camps for civilians should not be targeted. And The fact that we have to repeat this almost every day is tragic in itself. “”

Out of way

In the middle of the current climbing of violence in and around El Fasher – the last government held Bastion in Darfur – there are also reports that the city’s exit roads have been blocked and civilians are trapped under siege, cut off from security and aid.

Mr. Yett pointed out that the immediate supply of a safe and unhindered passage for those fleeing El Fasher and other areas of active hostilities are crucial.

He also reiterated the secretary general’s repeated calls for a humanitarian break in and around the city to allow the essential delivery of food, water, medicine and other rescue supplies, stressing that trapped people are confronted with hunger and acute famine.

Deepening of the disaster in Kordofan

In the east of the Kordofan region, violence and travel are still raging.

In the state of southern Kordofan, the IOM estimates that 3,000 people fled the city of Kadugli between August 6 and 10 due to the deepening of insecurity.

Humanitarian access to the city is extremely limited, as the main supply route is inaccessible due to active hostilities, which makes road access practically nonexistent.

This humanitarian crisis aggravates an already disastrous economic situation and causes new shortages of vital goods.

The UN humanitians reiterate that all combatants have obligations under international humanitarian law to refrain from attacking civilians, taking constant care to save them and facilitate unhindered humanitarian access to all needs.