Dozens of countries warned of imminent RSF escalation and possible large‑scale atrocities in al‑Obeid, while the UN Security Council warned of an imminent risk of mass atrocities in Sudan and called on paramilitary forces surrounding el‑Obeid to halt their advance. The United Nations warned that about 500,000 civilians, including thousands of children, are at immediate risk of violence in the encircled city of El Obeid.

According to alarabiya, the UN Human Rights Council passed a motion condemning the escalating violence by the Rapid Support Forces in al‑Obeid and set up an urgent inquiry into abuses there. The same outlet reported that Britain led the UN Human Rights Council session and warned of large‑scale atrocities as the RSF massed forces around al‑Obeid, recalling atrocities in al‑Fashir. Britain’s Human Rights Ambassador Eleanor Sanders told the council that the horrors must not be repeated. Aljazeera reported that the UN and allied nations warned of grave rights violations in North Kordofan and urged maximum pressure on the RSF and Sudanese Armed Forces. Allafrica reported that the UN’s top human‑rights official warned that an imminent offensive against El Obeid carries the risk of serious international crimes and could deepen an already catastrophic humanitarian crisis. Genevasolutions.news reported that El‑Obeid has endured 18 months of “siege‑like conditions” imposed by the Rapid Support Forces.