CAIRO (AP) — Doctors Without Borders on Monday halted its operations in Sudan’s famine-stricken Zamzam camp due to an escalation of attacks and fighting in the vicinity.

Despite widespread starvation and immense humanitarian needs, we have no choice but to take the decision to suspend all our activities in the North Darfur camp

Doctors Without Borders, or Médecins Sans Frontières, has been forced to halt lifesaving aid in a famine-hit camp in Sudan as fighting escalates. As a result of the halt, more than half a million people are starving and trapped without medical aid.

Doctors Without Borders has suspended operations in Sudan's Zamzam camp, citing increasing violence between the military and Rapid Support Forces. The conflict has hampered their ability to provide essential medical services,

Sudan’s envoy, Al-Harith Idriss al-Harith Mohamed, criticized Kenya for allowing the signing of the RSF’s charter in its country, saying the agreement seeks to dismantle his country.

The medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said it has been forced to halt its activities in North Darfur State due to the escalation of attacks and fighting in and around Zamzam camp for displaced people near the North Darfur capital,

Sudan: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) forced to halt our activities as violence engulfs Zamzam camp in North Darfur

Medical charity MSF has halted its activities in Zamzam displacement camp in North Darfur, Sudan, citing increasing violence. Despite critical humanitarian needs, the security risks have forced MSF to close its field hospital,

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and RSF-aligned Sudanese Joint Force (SJF)* are accused of "turning the camps for the displaced into battlefields", while the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) hold ground in sieges and attacks on the camps.

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is concluding its medical program ... For survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, fear of stigma and a deep distrust of support systems continue to be significant barriers to seeking help.