United Nations, June 4 -- A UN spokesman on Tuesday condemned an attack that killed five UN aid convoy workers in Sudan.
"We condemn in the strongest terms this horrendous act of violence against humanitarian personnel who literally put their lives at risk attempting to reach vulnerable children and families in the famine-impacted areas," said Stephane Dujarric, chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Dujarric said several others were injured in the attack Monday night on a convoy of more than 30 vehicles, including 15 World Food Programme (WFP)-UNICEF trucks carrying food and nutrition supplies.
The spokesman said they were parked on the side of the road waiting for clearances at the end of the journey from Port Sudan...