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Statement by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan on the abduction of aid worker in Darfur

On 7 October, unknown and unidentified armed persons abducted Margaret Schenkel from her residence in El-Fasher, capital of North Darfur State, at gunpoint

تتوفر أيضا في العربية

Targeting aid workers who provide neutral, impartial and life-saving humanitarian assistance is a crime under International Humanitarian Law

KHARTOUM, Sudan, October 9, 2017/APO/ --

The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Ms. Marta Ruedas, expressed grave concern over the abduction of Margaret Schenkel, a Swiss aid worker, in North Darfur State on 7 October 2017.
         

“I am deeply shocked by this incident. Targeting aid workers who provide neutral, impartial and life-saving humanitarian assistance is a crime under International Humanitarian Law,” said Ms. Ruedas.
 
“I would like to urge all parties to ensure her safe release and well-being,” Ms. Ruedas stated.
 
On 7 October, unknown and unidentified armed persons abducted Margaret Schenkel from her residence in El-Fasher, capital of North Darfur State, at gunpoint.
 
This is the third incident of aid worker abduction in Darfur over the past two years.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).