The World Food Programme (WFP) condemned an air strike that destroyed two humanitarian assistance trucks in South Kordofan State, Sudan. The incident occurred on Sunday near the village of Dilling, while the convoy was heading to the state capital, Kadugli. The WFP vehicles were clearly identified with flags and official insignia, but were still targeted by airstrikes.
The explosion destroyed more than 50 metric tons of essential supplies, including cereals, yellow peas, vegetable oil and salt, which could have fed 5,800 people in extreme hunger for a month. The WFP highlighted that the attack severely damages humanitarian efforts in the area, where the organization already assists nearly 58,000 people at critical levels of food insecurity.
This attack marks the eighth aerial incident against WFP facilities or operations in Sudan since the beginning of 2023, highlighting the extremely high-risk operational environment faced by the humanitarian community in the country. The WFP reiterated that such attacks against humanitarian workers and life-saving resources violate International Humanitarian Law.
The conflict in Sudan began on April 15, 2023, opposing the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary. UNHCR data indicates that approximately 1,100 civilians lost their lives in drone attacks between January and June of this year. The war has triggered one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with tens of thousands of people dead and approximately 13 million civilians displaced.
