News Center- The United Nations condemned deadly shelling on Zamzam camp, the largest site for internally displaced people in the Darfur region of Sudan.

In a statement on Tuesday, Clementine Nkweta-Salami, UN Resident Coordinator in Sudan, expressed her concern over humanitarian aid organizations reports that Zamzam camp came under fire and intense shelling during the evening of 1 December and again on 2 December.

“Civilians and civilian infrastructure are protected under international humanitarian law and should never be a target,” she underscored.

According to humanitarian organizations, the shelling killed at least five people and injured 18, prompting the evacuation of a hospital and the suspension of healthcare operations in the camp, which is located near El Fasher, capital of North Darfur state.

Zamzam camp, home to over half a million displaced people, has faced severe shortages of critical humanitarian supplies.

“It is now 232 days since the siege of El Fasher began, which has resulted in unacceptable levels of human suffering,” said Clementine Nkweta-Salami.

Urgent call for action

“The UN and humanitarian partners have strongly condemned these attacks on civilians and called for an immediate halt to violence,” the statement said.

The conflict that started in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces on April 15, 2023 has killed thousands and displaced more than 11 million people.