the un's human rights office expressed grave concern about the recent escalation of violence in north darfurbeing killed by the srs, attempt to flee. it is compounded by a shortage of supply as imported goods and humanitarian aid have been suppressed by the fighting. they call for an end to the conflict that has ravaged the country for more than a year now. and an investigation of all alleged violations of international human rights law and violations of international humanitarian law. for more on the situation, i spoke to quscondy abdulshafi, senior regional advisor at freedom house, a nonprofit dedicated to the expansion of freedom around the world. i know that you've been closely monitoring the situation on the ground, speaking with people, where possible, in al—fashir. what are they bracing for, basically? thank you, helena, and thank you for having me. i appreciate it. an attack on al—fashir would have a far—reaching and devastating consequence and it would really be a new story of the storyline of sudan conflict, harsher, potentially harsher than al junaynah. in the past few days there

the united nations warns of an attack in sudan's north darfur state saying the consequences would bedevastating". i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. we start in the middle east, where israel's foreign minister has said a planned military incursion into rafah in gaza could be suspended — that's if a deal is made to free the remaining hostages held by hamas. ceasefire negotiations between israel and hamas have been stalled for weeks. but local media are reporting "notable progress" this weekend. us secretary of state antony blinken is expected to visit saudi arabia in the coming days. meanwhile, hamas has posted a new video, which shows two of the hostages captured during its october attack. keith siegel and omri miran both identify themselves. while the video is not dated, there is a reference to the recent passover holiday. it's the second such video that hamas — considered a terror group by the uk and us governments — has published in the past few days. our correspondent anna foster is in tel aviv where families have been gathering to again call for the release of all th

already we are very much behind in terms of a medical response in north darfur and specifically in al—fashirtely up to now, one year after the beginning of the war, we are really very few responding to this situation and there is a nutritional crisis there. there are measles outbreaks at the moment, so there are lots of issues and humanitarian work at the moment. food is not a variable or very expensive in the markets, and unfortunately there are really few actors and response. it will make it even more difficult. the situation will probably deteriorate even more. more displaced people, which is already the case, so of course the situation might be very dire for the coming days, weeks and months. stand coming days, weeks and months. and 'ust coming days, weeks and months. and just briefly, you said you had trucks coming mainly across from chad. do you have the aid and supplies you need, it is just getting them to the people that need them? or is the overall amount of aid and supplies an issue, too? there are very few actors, so normally we should bring hundreds of trucks just to deliberate a

the united nations warns a possible assault by paramilitary forces in sudan's north darfur state would agency says the rapid support forces are reportedly encircling the regional capital al fashir, suggesting a coordinated move to attack the city may be imminent. at least 43 people — including women and children — have already been killed there in the past two weeks. war between the sudanese army and the rsf erupted last year. more than eight million people forced from their homes due to conflict since april 2023, in what is the world's largest displacement crisis. on friday, the un's human rights office expressed grave concern about the recent escalation of violence in north darfur. this dire situation is compounded by a severe shortage of supplies, delivery of commercial goods and humanitarian aid has been constrained by the fighting. the commissioner calls for a cease to this situation and end to the conflict that has been in country and end violations of humanitarian law. for more on the situation, i spoke to quscondy abdulshafi, senior regional adviser at freedom house. freedom ho

the united nations warns of an attack in sudan's north darfur state saying the consequences would beth us. we start in the middle east, where israel's foreign minister has said a planned military incursion into rafah in gaza could be suspended — that's if a deal is made to free the remaining hostages held by hamas. ceasefire negotiations between israel and hamas have been stalled for weeks. but local media are reporting "notable progress" this weekend.

the united nations warns of an attack in sudan's north darfur state , saying the consequences could wouldying to cross the english channel, the bbc hears from one man who decided against boarding the vessel. hello, i'm helena humphrey, it's good to have you with us. we start in the middle east — where israel's foreign minister has said a planned military incursion into rafah in gaza could be suspended. that's if a deal is made to free the remaining hostages held by hamas. ceasefire negotiations between israel and hamas have been stalled for weeks. but local media are reporting "notable progress" this weekend. us secretary of state antony blinken is expected to visit saudi arabia in the coming days.

without borders has screened tens of thousands of children and women in a displaced peoples camp in north darfurtate. it found a third were malnourished, double the threshold for a nutrition emergency. a year of war has had a devastating humanitarian impact across the country especially in the darfur region. the bbc has managed to get rare footage from there, our correspondent barbara plett usher now reports. viewers may find some images in this report distressing. crying. the youngest casualties of sudan's war are often not victims of bombs and bullets. this paediatric hospital in northern darfur is a front line in the country's hunger crisis. signs of malnutrition are stark. it's difficult for outsiders to get access to the region. we worked with a local cameraman to film these images. the son of this woman is getting emergency nutrition after bouts of diarrhoea and malaria. "we just don't have enough food here," she says. "we're farmers but aren't able to harvest enough now and there's no other income. medicine is hard to get." in the next bed, another woman is caring for six—month—old twins,

it's screened tens of thousands of women and children from a displaced peoples' camp in north darfur,�*nutritional emergency�* to be declared. a year of civil war has had a devastating humanitarian impact, across the country. especially in the darfur region — it�*s been almost impossible to transfer aid across conflict lines. the paramilitary rapid support forces now control much of darfur. warehouses have been looted and most aid workers have withdrawn. the army has blocked land routes from outside the country, to stop weapons it says. that has eased, slightly, for food supplies, but not nearly enough. let�*s speak to david shinn a former deputy head of mission in sudan. we have sown off spoken about tragedy in sudan but this really seems to be getting worse all the time. it seems to be getting worse all the time. , ., , time. it is indeed getting worse. you have a _ time. it is indeed getting worse. you have a population _ time. it is indeed getting worse. you have a population of - time. it is indeed getting worse. you have a population of about i time. it is indeed getting worse.

the united nations warns of an attack in sudan's north darfur state saying the consequences would be western allies to provide more air defences. i'm helena humphreys. good to have you with us. we start in the middle east, where israel's foreign minister has said a planned military incursion into rafah in gaza could be suspended. that's if a deal is made to free the remaining hostages held by hamas. ceasefire negotiations between israel and hamas have been stalled for weeks.

the united nations warns of an attack in sudan's north darfur state, saying the consequences would bebe suspended. that's if a deal is made to free the remaining hostages held by hamas. ceasefire negotiations between israel and hamas have been stalled for weeks. but local media are reporting "notable progress" this weekend. us secretary of state antony blinken is expected to visit

the united nations warns of an attack in sudan's north darfur state, saying the consequences would beto free the remaining hostages held by hamas. ceasefire negotiations between israel and hamas have been stalled for weeks. but local media are reporting "notable progress" this weekend. us secretary of state antony blinken is expected to visit saudi arabia in the coming days.

borders has screened tens of thousands of women and children from a displaced people�*s camp in north darfurlly in the darfur region, it�*s been almost impossible to transfer aid across conflict lines. the paramilitary rapid support forces now control much of darfur. warehouses have been looted and most aid workers have withdrawn. the army has blocked land routes from outside the country to stop weapons, it says. that has eased slightly for food supplies, but not nearly enough. the bbc has managed to get rare video from darfur. our correspondent, barbara plett usher, reports. some viewers may find images in her report distressing. crying. the youngest casualties of sudan�*s war are often not victims of bombs and bullets. this paediatric hospital in northern darfur is a front line in the country�*s hunger crisis. signs of malnutrition are stark. it�*s difficult for outsiders to get access to the region. we worked with a local cameraman to film these images. the son of this woman is getting emergency nutrition after bouts of diarrhoea and malaria. "we just don�*t have enough food here," she sa