{"id":98370,"date":"2025-06-11T17:34:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T15:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/?p=98370"},"modified":"2025-06-11T17:34:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T15:34:43","slug":"south-darfur-crisis-msf-report-exposes-harrowing-conditions-amid-silence-from-international-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/south-darfur-crisis-msf-report-exposes-harrowing-conditions-amid-silence-from-international-community\/","title":{"rendered":"South Darfur Crisis: MSF Report Exposes Harrowing Conditions Amid Silence from International Community"},"content":{"rendered":"

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za<\/a>
\n3-minute read
\n11 June 2025 | 16:00 CAT<\/p>\n

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MSF Staff talking to one of the mothers admitted to MSF’s program to care for lactating and pregnant women suffering from severe malnutrition, while waiting to receive the food baskets.<\/p><\/div>\n

A devastating new report by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) titled Voices from South Darfur has painted a harrowing picture of daily life in the region. Over a year since South Darfur saw a pause in front-line fighting, communities are still trapped in what MSF\u2019s Humanitarian Affairs Advisor, Kyle McNally, describes as \u201can unimaginable level of destruction.\u201d<\/p>\n

McNally revealed during an interview with Radio Islam International<\/em><\/a>, that \u201cbasic infrastructure has been decimated \u2014 water systems, sanitation facilities, and healthcare centres lie in ruins.\u201d This breakdown has opened the door to disease outbreaks and left thousands of women and children without access to critical sexual and reproductive health services.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are significant levels of maternal mortality,\u201d said McNally. \u201cPeople are living with very few to little coping mechanisms whatsoever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the temporary lull in ground combat, airstrikes have increased, and notably, the United Nations has not resumed operations in South Darfur \u2014 once a hub for humanitarian activity. \u201cTwo years on, there is no meaningful return of the UN or their services,\u201d McNally stated. \u201cThat leaves very little for people to rely on.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the most disturbing findings is the scale of sexual violence. \u201cWe\u2019ve received over 600 survivors since last year,\u201d McNally disclosed, adding that more than 70% of them sought help within 72 hours, a clear indication that \u201cthis abuse is ongoing \u2014 not just a relic of frontline conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n

The report also highlights a collapsed healthcare system. \u201cRoutine services like immunisations or even emergency maternal care are non-existent,\u201d said McNally, calling for urgent donor support to rebuild these life-saving systems.<\/p>\n

Equally alarming is the food crisis. \u201cSevere acute malnutrition rates are twice the emergency threshold,\u201d he warned, attributing it to both disrupted agriculture and the lack of humanitarian supplies.<\/p>\n

Despite this bleak outlook, McNally acknowledged the extraordinary resilience of local communities: \u201cSolidarity networks have become the lifeline for survival, stepping in where international actors have withdrawn.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a powerful closing, McNally said, \u201cThis is not about feasibility \u2014 it\u2019s about political will. Silence is complicity, and the world cannot afford to look away.\u201d<\/p>\n

The MSF report is a call to conscience. The international community must act \u2014 and act now.<\/p>\n

Listen<\/strong> to the full interview on The Daily Round-Up<\/a><\/em> with Annisa Essack and MSF\u2019s Humanitarian Affairs Advisor, Kyle McNally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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