A vehicle transporting emergency shelter kits for the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR to Tawila in North Darfur, was destroyed in a drone strike in North Darfur on Friday, April 24, leaving the unhurt, but leaving more than 1,300 families without shelter.
In a statement, UNHCR confirms that the vehicle was transporting emergency shelter kits to Tawila, where more than 700,000 displaced people have sought refuge after fleeing fighting in other parts of Darfur. “The driver escaped unhurt, but the supplies were destroyed in the ensuing fire,” the UNHCR statement confirms, without accusing any party of the attack.
An advanced Iranian Mohajer-6 drone, as supplied by Teheran to the Sudanese Armed Forces (File photo: Hadi Hirbodvash / Fars Media Corporation / CC BY 4.0)
UNHCR condemned the attack, warning that “1,314 families in Tawila will now be left without shelter and living in desperate conditions”. The agency also expressed concern at a sharp increase in the use of drones / unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Sudan since the start of 2026, which it noted has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of civilians.
Wreckage of a truck in a WFP-UNICEF aid convoy that was attacked on June 2, 2025 (File photo: Humanitarian Relief Agency)
It stressed that “attacks on aid convoys and facilities during armed conflict are unacceptable,” adding that “repeated incidents in recent months are particularly alarming at a time when humanitarian organisations are struggling to meet growing needs”.
UNHCR said it would continue its efforts, as part of the wider UN response, to deliver assistance to displaced populations in Sudan, including nearly nine million internally displaced people and 862,000 refugees.
