Talks on ceasefire in Sudan to go ahead, even without belligerents
Aug 13, 2024
Geneva [Switzerland], August 13: Planned talks on a ceasefire in Sudan will start this week - even if one or both parties to the conflict are not involved at first.
US Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello said in Geneva on Monday that the aim of the ceasefire is to bring more humanitarian aid to the people of Sudan. Talks on the country's political future are not planned.
The US has invited both parties to the conflict to Switzerland for the talks. Where exactly they will begin on Wednesday remains secret for security reasons.
A power struggle between the army and paramilitary militias has been raging in the African country, which lies south of Egypt, since April 2023. Millions of people are on the run within the country itself or have fled across the borders to neighbouring countries.
According to experts, famine is already raging in the North Darfur region, where hundreds of thousands have sought refuge. The United Nations is calling it the world's largest refugee crisis and a humanitarian disaster. Many regions of the country are inaccessible to humanitarian aid workers due to the war. (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune
