British News Agency

UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher issued a statement regarding an attack on a hospital in Sudan that caused casualties.

Describing the consequences of the attack as “very bad,” Fletcher said: “The news of another attack on a hospital in Sudan is very bad; ten people, including seven healthcare workers, have died.”

Highlighting the status of medical facilities and personnel under the laws of war, Fletcher stated: “Patients. Doctors. Hospitals. They must be protected under the oldest and most universally recognized rules of war.”