News Monitor

Humanitarian infrastructure and warehouses have been looted, severely compromising the aid response. Significant quantities of food and essential medical supplies have been lost in targeted attacks.

A staggering 15 million people are expected to face hunger in 2025, up from 13.3 million last year, with the World Food Programme warning the situation is set to worsen.

Essential civilian infrastructure, such as healthcare facilities, schools and markets, are also attacked or under threat. All must be protected, as well as aid workers, in accordance with IHL.

Twenty-three international groups operating in eastern Chad warn that the majority of those refugees and returnees do not have access to the protection and education assistance they direly need.

Attacks on power plants, water stations and dams in Northern State, River Nile, Sennar, White Nile and Gedaref have caused extensive damage and endangered teams operating and maintaining facilities.

Large parts of Goma have been without water and electricity since Friday, and parents have no food or clean water for their children. People are trying to flee but with nowhere to go.