"Sudanese paramilitary forces bombed a kindergarten and the hospital where victims were brought for treatment in southern Sudan on Thursday, killing at least 50 people, including 33 children. Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out three drone strikes in the town of Kalogi, in South Kordofan, officials say. The paramilitary reportedly struck the school twice, the second time to kill civilians who had gathered to aid the wounded, and then struck the hospital treating the victims,"
"The UN Secretary-General is "appalled" by the strikes, spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said in a statement, and called on states to take action to stop further violence in Sudan. Sheldon Yett, UNICEF's Sudan representative, said: "Killing children in their school is a horrific violation of children's rights." The UN has reported that a humanitarian convoy carrying food supplies to North Darfur, including a World Food Programme truck, was also hit in an aerial strike on Thursday."
UN officials say at least 60,000 people have been killed across Sudan in just the past few weeks. Rapid Support Forces carried out three drone strikes in Kalogi, South Kordofan, hitting a kindergarten and the hospital where victims were treated and killing at least 50 people, including many children. A local official reported as many as 116 dead, with dozens of children among them and many victims aged five to seven. The UN Secretary-General called the strikes "appalled" and urged states to act, while UNICEF condemned attacks on children. A humanitarian convoy carrying World Food Programme supplies to North Darfur was also struck, and RSF alleged SAF had bombed a key aid crossing near Chad.
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