Sudan: UN “deeply concerned” over abduction of relief worker in Darfur

09 Octobre 2017

Khartoum, Sudan, October  9 (Infosplusgabon) - The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Ms. Marta Ruedas, has expressed “grave concern” over the abduction of Margaret Schenkel, a Swiss aid worker, in North Darfur State on 7 October, 2017.

“I am deeply shocked by this incident. Targeting aid workers who provide neutral, impartial and life-saving humanitarian assistance is a crime under International Humanitarian Law,” the UN official was quoted by a press release as saying on Monday.

The UN official called for immediate release of the aid worker by ”unknown and unidentified armed persons“ from her residence in Fashir, capital of North Darfur State, at gunpoint.

This is the third incident of aid worker abduction in Darfur over the past two years. “I would like to urge all parties to ensure her safe release and well-being,” Ms. Ruedas stressed.

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