The UN humanitarian coordinator for Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami has urged a ceasefire barely one week after a pharmacist was shot dead at a facility in Al Fasher, North Darfur State.
It occurred on the Friday night when the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces’ attack on the pharmacy of Sudan Hospital in Al Fasher.
In a press release on Sunday, the UN official wrote, “Another day of violence in Sudan brings another human tragedy in Darfur’s Al Fasher”.
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“This time, the person who won’t be going home to their family was a pharmacist. Died when an explosive artillery hit the corner of the hospital where she worked.”
Nkweta-Salami stated that the pharmacist died in the line of duty, prescribing and dispensing drugs to women, men, and children in an environment that should have been safe for them.
She called for the ceasing of fire and emphasized that it was time to halt every form of deprivation of peace.
Last week, the UN Security Council (UNSC) passed a resolution requesting the RSF to cease the bombardment of Al Fasher and stop hostilities in the region.
