Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has called for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan following reports that tens of thousands of people were killed in Al Fashir.
The UK will provide £5 million in aid to Sudan, with £2 million specifically designated for survivors of sexual violence.
Sky News Africa Correspondent Yousra Elbagir reported that Rapid Support Forces (RSF) swept into Al Fashir and killed tens of thousands in a two-day window.
Around 260,000 people are trapped in the city, half of them children.
Yale Humanitarian Labs analyzed satellite imagery showing stains resembling blood and corpses visible from space.
Speaking at the Manama Dialogue Conference in Bahrain on Saturday, Cooper condemned what she described as "atrocities, mass executions, starvation and the devastating use of rape as a weapon of war". She called the reports "truly horrifying" and said: "In Sudan right now, there is just despair," adding that the international community "is currently failing to deal with the humanitarian crisis and the devastating conflict in Sudan".
Hospital massacre
The Sudan Doctors Network reported that RSF forces "cold-bloodedly killed everyone they found inside Al Saudi Hospital, including patients, their companions, and anyone else present in the wards".
International observers accuse the paramilitary group of numerous human rights violations throughout the conflict.
The RSF has been waging a civil war against the Sudanese government since 2023.
Cooper contrasted what she characterized as "progress" on Gaza with the deteriorating situation in Sudan, highlighting the disparity in international attention to the two crises.
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