At least 19 people were injured when a busy market in Abyei was struck on Monday, while several locations in Khartoum were targeted, including an area near the airport.
One civilian was reportedly killed and several flights were cancelled following the attacks.
Over the weekend, drone strikes reportedly killed at least 19 people, including 10 children, across West Darfur, South Darfur and North Kordofan. Others were injured. “We are alarmed by the continued deadly drone strikes across the country that are killing civilians, including children, and that are disrupting essential services,” United Nations (UN) Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said.
“We condemn all of these attacks unequivocally.”
Fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces began in April 2023 following tensions between the former allies, which jointly seized power in a 2021 coup.
The increasing use of armed drones comes as 20 million people face acute hunger and the risk of famine rises in parts of Darfur and Greater Kordofan.
UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo has called on external actors to stop supplying support that fuels violence and urged the warring parties to resume negotiations.
Humanitarian workers have also increasingly come under attack.
At least 25 Sudanese Red Crescent volunteers have reportedly been killed while working since the conflict began.
A volunteer providing first aid at a health centre in Um Darfa, Blue Nile State, was killed following a drone attack on the facility last week. “The targeting of those who put their own lives at risk to help others in humanitarian settings is particularly heinous,” Dujarric said.
Dujarric called for civilians, medical facilities, infrastructure and humanitarian personnel to be protected in accordance with international humanitarian law.
Despite insecurity, humanitarian organisations continue delivering assistance where access is possible.
In Central Darfur, UN partners rehabilitated a water facility in Zalingei, restoring safe water for about 2 500 people. More than 2 000 families also received water, sanitation and hygiene assistance.
Sudan’s humanitarian response plan is only slightly more than 43% funded. “Once again, we need more funding to sustain all of these lifesaving operations,” Dujarric said.
–UN/ChannelAfrica–
