Stéphane Dujarric
United Nations Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, has revealed that the Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Sudan is leading a “renewed engagement” by the UN to end the brutal fighting between government forces and the rival RSF militia.
He revealed that a worsening situation on the ground “necessitates enhanced efforts to bring an end to the current conflict.”
Sudan is working hard to “strengthen multilateral coordination around political and mediation efforts, working in support of and in close partnership with African and other regional and international partners.
Abdel Fattah Burhan
The clashes, which began last April, have left more than 25 million people dependent on humanitarian assistance with close to eight million driven from their homes, including 1.6 million who have fled across Sudan’s borders.
Lamamra has undertaken an extensive diplomatic tour of key capitals in the Horn of Africa region, in Europe, and in the Gulf in a bid to “relaunch a credible political process.”
Meanwhile, the UN peacekeeping mission, UNISFA, in the disputed Abyei region, said on Thursday that “enhanced levels” of patrolling are continuing as intercommunal tensions persist, Dujarric added.
