The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has strongly condemned an aerial attack that took place on August 30 outside the city of Dilling in South Kordofan, Sudan.
The targeted convoy carried 50 metric tonnes of essential WFP food supplies, including cereals, yellow split peas, vegetable oil, and salt. This vital cargo was sufficient to provide lifesaving relief to 5,800 people for an entire month.
The trucks were en route to Kadugli, where the WFP is currently supporting nearly 58,000 individuals facing emergency levels of food insecurity or worse. The vehicles were clearly marked with official WFP banners and flags, indicating their humanitarian status.
Call to End Unacceptable Attacks on Aid
The WFP described the incident as the latest illustration of the increasingly complex and dangerous operating environment facing humanitarian agencies in Sudan. The ongoing conflict, which erupted in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has devastated the region.
As a result of the war, approximately 30 million people required humanitarian assistance last year. Since January, the WFP has documented eight separate aerial attacks that have damaged its facilities and severely disrupted relief operations.
“Attacks on aid workers and humanitarian operations are unacceptable and must stop,” the agency stated, urgently calling on all parties to uphold international humanitarian law and ensure the protection of civilians, aid personnel, and humanitarian assets.