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UN Rights Chief Calls Sudan Crisis 'Horror and Hell'

1/18/2026

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  • United Nations rights chief Volker Turk visited Sudan to highlight humanitarian crisis, calling it 'horror and hell' with 30.4 million in need and 13.6 million displaced.
  • He criticized diverting humanitarian funds to advanced weaponry.
  • He met civil society leaders.
  • He called for accountability for war crimes and urged both sides to cease civilian attacks.
  • The crisis has caused mass displacement, hunger, and collapse of services in Darfur and Kordofan.