The UK’s Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders, delivered a statement to the UN Human Rights Council on 3 July 2026 urging swift action to safeguard civilians in El Obeid, Sudan. Sanders condemned the escalating drone strikes that have killed civilians and destroyed key supply routes, fuel stations, and the electricity grid, leaving more than 500,000 people without basic services and 100,000 already displaced. She recalled the 2025 atrocities in El Fasher by the Rapid Support Forces and warned that a similar crisis could arise in El Obeid. The UK is providing £146 million in aid this year, including £15 million for local responders, to deliver lifesaving assistance. Sanders called for the Fact‑Finding Mission to gain full access across Sudan to establish accountability and end impunity, insisting that violence must cease and civilians protected.
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