Overview
- UN OCHA reported Friday drone strikes along the el-Obeid–Kosti route that damaged trucks carrying UN relief supplies, leaving one person dead and several wounded.
- A separate strike near Rahad on Saturday killed at least 24 people, including eight children, as a vehicle carrying displaced families was targeted, according to the Sudan Doctors Network.
- Washington and UN officials condemned the attacks, with UN humanitarian coordinator Denise Brown confirming the convoy’s WFP link and noting a recent strike on a WFP-related facility in Blue Nile state.
- On 5 February, the UK imposed sanctions on six individuals over atrocities or support to the war effort, naming RSF and SAF commanders, a sanctioned bank director, and three people accused of recruiting former Colombian soldiers.
- Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper announced new funding for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and said the UK will press for access and accountability during its UN Security Council presidency.