John,

We must keep eyes on Sudan. Right now, hundreds of thousands of people are in grave danger.

IRC teams on the ground are witnessing something deeply alarming: Despite reports of large numbers of families attempting to flee the capital city of Darfur, El Fasher, IRC teams have seen fewer than 5,000 people arrive. This is deeply alarming and raises warnings about what is happening to those trying to flee.

📍 WHAT'S HAPPENING IN SUDAN?
Families who recently fled describe perilous journeys on foot, traveling mostly at night. Along the way, they witnessed numerous dead bodies scattered along the route and wounded individuals crying for help.
IRC staff spoke with civilians who reported that the population in El Fasher faces three main outcomes: being killed, wounded, or detained. Only a few have managed to escape—many families are waiting for missing relatives, fearing they may never arrive.
Displaced families report that men and boys are at particular risk, with disturbing accounts emerging of violence, arbitrary detention, and summary executions.

🚑 HOW THE IRC IS RESPONDING
The IRC continues to provide critical humanitarian assistance for those who have fled, including emergency health services, water supply and cash assistance for newly displaced families.
Our teams manage five primary healthcare units and recently established a mobile health and nutrition team providing services for newly displaced people arriving in Tawila, Darfur’s reception and transit area. We also provide emergency water and extensive sanitation and hygiene services.

📢 WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN NOW
As IRC President and CEO David Miliband said:
"The fact that we are seeing so few people arriving safely in Tawila should alarm everyone. It raises urgent warnings about what is happening to those trying to flee El Fasher. Safe passage for civilians must be guaranteed, aid must be scaled up and funded now, and all parties must respect their obligation to protect civilians. The world cannot turn away from yet another chapter of horror in Darfur."
Civilians trapped in El Fasher or along transit routes face an almost certain risk to their lives. We are calling for immediate action to ensure the protection and safe passage of civilians fleeing El Fasher, the protection of humanitarian responders and a scale up of support for those already displaced. Without immediate support, the needs of over 400,000 displaced people in Tawila will far outstrip the capacity of humanitarian organizations to respond, leaving countless families without water, shelter, or medical care.
Your support helps make this lifesaving work possible. As we continue responding to this crisis and advocate for the protection of families in Sudan, we're grateful to have compassionate supporters like you standing with us
Thank you.

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