UN human rights chief raises alarm after drone strikes kill more than 50 civilians in Sudan

Volker Turk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, attends the Human Rights Council at the UN European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, September 8, 2025. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

GENEVA, ⁠Feb 18 (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights chief expressed ⁠alarm on Wednesday following reports of more than 50 civilians ‌being killed in drone strikes in Sudan in two days in the last week.

At least 57 civilians were killed between Sunday and Monday, including at least ​15 children, in separate drone attacks in ⁠four states across Sudan, ⁠according to the U.N.