Sudanese PM, UN envoy discuss security, humanitarian crisis
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idriss and Ramtane Lamamra, the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General, on Saturday held talks in Port Sudan on the political, security and humanitarian situations in Sudan, particularly following the tragic events in the city of El Fasher.
The state-run Sudan News Agency (SUNA) reported that Idriss stressed the government’s determination to cooperate with international organisations based on a government-prepared roadmap.
Idriss welcomed Lamamra’s visit, affirming the government’s readiness to work with the United Nations and its agencies to achieve security and peace and ensure aid delivery to those in need.
Accordinf to SUNA, Lamamra, who arrived on Saturday, said that the situation in the country is one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises.
The tragic events in El Fasher occurred after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized the city on 26 October. The group carried out retaliation attacks against civilians, including mass killings, rape, and arrests.
About 106,000 people fled El Fasher after the RSF takeover, out of 260,000 who were in the city before 10 October. The fate of the rest remains unknown amid communication blackouts and increasing reports of continued mass killings and burials in mass graves.
Sudanese news outlet, Sudan Tribune, said according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) reports, 21.2 million Sudanese face high levels of food insecurity.
Famine was declared in El Fasher and Kadugli on 3 November, with warnings that it could spread to 20 additional areas in Darfur and Kordofan.
The UN said last Thursday that Mr. Lamamra was preparing to travel to Port Sudan and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to press for renewed political dialogue.
He is expected to focus on the urgent need for civilian protection and unhindered humanitarian access across Darfur and Kordofan.
A top Sudanese General last week spelled out conditions to end the devastating war in the East African country that has killed tens of thousands of people, destroyed infrastructure, brought the economy on its knees and caused the world's worst humanitarian crises and famine in many areas.
This is as efforts continue to bring the warring parties to the table to work towards ending the war.
Lieutenant General Yasser al-Atta, assistant commander-in-chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), in a speech in El Obeid, North Kordofan State, demanded the “surrender and withdrawal” of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), against which it has been fighting since 15 April 2023.
The Sudanese news outlet, Sudan Tribune, said he also repeated his accusations that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is supporting “mercenaries” in the country.
Lt. Gen. Al-Atta rejected any negotiation not based on the RSF’s withdrawal.
Sudan Tribune said he detailed the SAF's preconditions for peace, asserting they represent the definitive “state’s decision”.
These requirements centre on the comprehensive dissolution of the RSF as a fighting force and the restoration of state control.
“The SAF demands the immediate withdrawal of RSF forces from all major urban centres and their confinement to specified encampments located exclusively within South and East Darfur states. Furthermore, all weapons and combat equipment currently in the possession of the RSF must be fully surrendered to the Sudanese Armed Forces. Lastly, full national sovereignty must be immediately re-established over all key infrastructure, including international border crossings and airports across the country,” Lt. Gen. Al-Atta said.
Lt. Gen. Al-Atta launched a sharp attack on the UAE, stating it is behind fuelling the conflict and financing mercenaries.
He accused the ruler of Abu Dhabi of bringing in mercenaries from Colombia, Ukraine, Libya, Chad, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Niger, and Somalia to fight alongside the RSF.
Last Wednesday, the US said it expected the warring parties to commit to the humanitarian truce proposed by the Quad working to end the fighting.
This was stated in a post on X by Mr. Massad Boulos, US Senior Adviser for Arab and African Affairs, after talks in Abu Dhabi, UAE, with senior government officials.
He said: “We expect the RSF and SAF to commit to and comply with a humanitarian truce without preconditions and allow full, safe, and unimpeded humanitarian access. The truce is essential to saving lives and represents a critical step toward sustained dialogue, a transition to civilian rule, and a durable peace for the people of Sudan.”
The Quad, comprising the US, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, proposed a roadmap on 12 September to end the conflict in Sudan that calls for a humanitarian truce followed by a ceasefire and a political process leading to civilian rule.
The commander of the RSF, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, announced last Monday his agreement to a humanitarian truce.
“In response to international efforts, led by the initiative of U.S. President Donald Trump, we announce the agreement of the RSF and its allies to a three-month truce and a cessation of military actions,” Daglo said in a video address
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