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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on Sudan’s military chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to participate in talks scheduled for next week in Switzerland.
Blinken stressed the need for the military to participate in the talks and called for “an urgent end to the fighting,” during a phone call with al-Burhan.
Blinken stressed that “national ceasefire talks are the only way to end the conflict, prevent famine, and restore the civilian political process,” according to a statement by State Department spokesman Matthew Miller.
Meanwhile, “Doctors Without Borders” reported that airstrikes on the Zamzam camp for displaced people had destroyed 20 homes and injured four children, causing fear among the camp’s 300,000 to 500,000 displaced people.
The organization warned that the stock of medication for malnourished children was only enough for two weeks.
The organization urged the warring parties to facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid, warning that obstructing this would threaten the lives of thousands of children.
A report by a UN-backed body said conflict and the inability to deliver humanitarian aid were the main factors behind the continued famine in the camp.
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, called on the Security Council to consider ways to end the cycle of violence in Sudan, stressing that the crisis is fueled by a deep sense of impunity and stressing the urgent need for collective action to end this humanitarian crisis.
Sudan has been embroiled in a devastating war since April 2023, between the Sudanese army led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces led by his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti).
South Sudan receives fleeing Sudanese forces after the fall of Al-Merem