SFPA condemns the RSF militia’s drone attacks on humanitarian aid convoys in North Kordofan
In a statement issued yesterday, Sudan Family Planning Association (SFPA) explained that targeting civilian trucks transporting vital humanitarian aid to IDPs and affected populations, including World Food Programme (WFP) convoys, which resulted in civilian casualties and caused significant damage to humanitarian infrastructure, constitutes a grave violation of international humanitarian law.
The SFPA emphasized that deliberately targeting humanitarian convoys, humanitarian workers, and civilian infrastructure amounts to war crimes under the Geneva Conventions and international humanitarian law, and directly undermines the fundamental principles of humanitarian action, particularly humanity, neutrality, and impartiality.
The Association expressed its deep concern regarding the recurring pattern of attacks on humanitarian operations in Sudan. It stressed that humanitarian aid must never be used as a military target or a tool of coercion, and that starving civilians and depriving them of the means of survival constitutes a clear violation of international legal and moral obligations.
The Association emphasized that, in light of these violations, it calls upon the United Nations and relevant international mechanisms to launch an independent, impartial, and transparent international investigation into these attacks and to ensure accountability and an end to impunity for all those responsible for these grave violations.
In its statement, the Association demanded the adoption of effective measures to guarantee the protection of civilians and humanitarian workers, stressing that continued international inaction in taking decisive action will only entrench a culture of impunity and exacerbate the suffering of civilians.
In closing, the Association reiterated its full solidarity with the communities affected by militia violations and humanitarian workers, and reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to the protection of civilians and human rights in Sudan.