UN CONDEMNS ATYTACK ON AID CONVOY IN SUDAN.

The United Nations has condemned what it described as a "horrendous" attack on an aid convoy in Sudan that killed five humanitarian workers and injured many others. 

UN spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, who confirmed in a statement on Wednesday, that the attack occurred 80 kilometers from El Fasher, where the convoy, which was carrying life-saving assistance to North Darfur, a region facing famine and malnutrition, was waiting for clearance, expressed condolences to the families of the victims.

The World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF have also condemned the attack, stressing that aid convoys must be protected and allowed to pass securely. 

They noted that the convoy had traveled over 1,800 kilometers from Port Sudan, carrying vital nutritional supplies for hundreds of thousands of internally displaced people at risk of malnutrition and starvation.

The attack is part of a larger crisis in Sudan, where a two-year conflict has displaced over nine million people and led to famine declarations in multiple areas, with the WFP and UNICEF calling for an immediate end to attacks on humanitarian staff, aid, and civilians, saying such attacks have continued for far too long with impunity.