UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg provided an update on his mediation efforts, both in the country and abroad, while Edem Wosornu of the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, reported on access impediments and funding gaps affecting aid delivery to millions. Yemen continues to face a protracted political, humanitarian and developmental crisis after more than eight…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media The army and paramilitary forces in Sudan have agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire. According to Saudi media, the implementation of the ceasefire agreement will begin from 18 to 21 June from 6 am. It should be noted that 17 people were killed in an airstrike in Khartoum, the capital of…
Sudan, file photo In Sudan, warring groups stormed the embassies of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it condemns the sabotage and violent actions of armed groups against our embassy, ambassador and staff in Sudan. Bahrain’s foreign ministry said its embassy and ambassador’s residence were attacked, damaging the building….
Sudan’s warring factions have resumed ceasefire talks in Jeddah. According to Arab media from Jeddah, Sudanese warring groups have started indirect talks. Arab media further reported that clashes between the army and paramilitary forces in Sudan have been ongoing since April 15. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,’script’, ‘https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’); fbq(‘init’, ‘836181349842357’); fbq(‘track’, ‘PageView’);…
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk appealed to the leaders of the Sudanese Armed Forces and of the Rapid Support Forces, locked in conflict since 15 April, to “issue clear instructions” to those under their command that sexual violence will not be tolerated, and to ensure that all perpetrators are held accountable. Mr….
File photo Negotiations between Sudan’s warring military parties are ongoing in the Saudi city of Jeddah. According to Arab media, a new ceasefire agreement is expected to be announced today between the warring military parties. A 10-day ceasefire may be declared between the military parties in Sudan. In this regard, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal…
Photo courtesy of Arab Media Negotiations are taking place between the warring parties of Sudan in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. According to the Saudi envoy, the talks between the representatives of the warring parties will resume tomorrow and they will remain in Jeddah. The Saudi delegate says that the process of implementation of…
Volker Perthes – Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan and Head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the country (UNITAMS) – underscored that the rival military leaderships had agreed to respect international humanitarian and human rights law, and withdraw fighters from hospitals and medical facilities. Mr. Perthes also noted that the Sudanese…
—File photo UN envoy Volker Perthes has said that the warring parties in Sudan are ready for negotiations. According to a foreign news agency, Volker Perthes, the United Nations special representative in Sudan, while talking to the media, said that the parties in Sudan have nominated representatives for negotiations. He further said that the talks…
File photo The religious leader of the Christian community, Pope Francis, has expressed concern over the situation in Sudan. Pope Francis has called for negotiations with the warring military factions. In the prayer ceremony in St. Peter’s Square, the Pope said that unfortunately the situation in Sudan is still serious. He said that warring military…
