FILE PHOTO: The United Nations flag flies in front of the Secretariat Building at the United Nations headquarters in New York City September 18, 2015.
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Geneva: A UN convoy delivering food into Sudan's al-Fashir in North Darfur came under attack overnight, a spokesperson for the UN children's agency told Reuters on Tuesday, adding that initial reports indicated "multiple casualties".
"We have received information about a convoy with WFP and UNICEF trucks being attacked last night while positioned in Al Koma, North Darfur, waiting for approval to proceed to al-Fashir," a UNICEF spokesperson said in response to questions. She did not say who was responsible.
Famine conditions have previously been reported in al-Fashir, the capital of North Darfur, as two years of war has cut off supplies.