OLS calls for unimpeded aid delivery

In a statement issued on 29 June, representatives of the international humanitarian community at the joint donors meeting of Operation Lifeline Sudan (OLS) urged the parties involved in the Sudanese conflict to keep to mutual agreements and declared humanitarian ceasefires, and to work with the humanitarian community to achieve unimpeded deliveries of humanitarian assistance. It also called on the parties to ensure the protection of civilian populations at all times. The statement came amid growing international concern over the resumption of fighting in Bhar el-Ghazal region after a ceasefire of several months, and fresh reports of government bombings of towns and villages in Bahr el-Ghazal and Lakes regions.