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UN Says Women Fleeing El Fasher Face Systematic Rape, Starvation and Bombardment

The alert follows the RSF takeover after a 500‑day siege, with famine now confirmed.

Overview

  • UN Women reports mounting evidence that rape is being used deliberately and systematically against women escaping the city, including at water points, food lines and while gathering firewood.
  • OCHA estimates nearly 89,000 people have fled El Fasher, many heading to Tawila, Korma and Malit where humanitarian support remains scarce.
  • The World Health Organization says more than 460 patients and their companions were killed at El Fasher’s Saudi Hospital, and at least six healthcare workers were taken.
  • A UN‑backed IPC analysis confirms famine in El Fasher and in Kadugli, with health workers noting rising severe acute malnutrition in infants.
  • Witness testimony and satellite analysis indicate summary executions, looted and destroyed maternity services, births in the streets and women foraging for leaves and berries to survive.