Sudan’s UN Ambassador Al-Harith Idris said he received a letter from the head of Sudan’s Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, confirming his agreement with the UN secretary-general’s appeal to stop fighting within Ramadan, while the source expected to resort to Chapter VI in the Security Council.
Idris said during a session of the UN Security Council on Thursday that Burhan asked for the help of the United Nations in obliging the Rapid Support Forces to abide by those commitments contained in the Jeddah agreement signed between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support.
The Sudanese Foreign Ministry also welcomed the Secretary-General’s appeal, warning against taking advantage of what it described as the Rapid Support Militia to take advantage of the humanitarian truce declaration “to supply weapons, strengthen its war stance, and occupy more citizens’ homes.”
In a statement, it conditioned the success of the truce on a number of conditions, including the implementation of the Rapid Support Forces of their obligations under the Jeddah talks, to withdraw from citizens’ homes and public facilities, and to stop their human rights violations in various states, according to the statement.
On Thursday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a ceasefire in Sudan during the month of Ramadan, and said during a meeting of the UN Security Council, “I call on all parties in Sudan to respect the values of Ramadan through the cessation of hostilities on the occasion of the month of Ramadan.”
“This cessation of hostilities must lead to a definitive cessation of hostilities across the country and chart a definite path towards lasting peace for the Sudanese people,” Guterres said.
Since April 15, battles have continued between the army led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces led by Mohamed Hamdan Daglo “Hemedti”, leaving more than 13,000 dead, about 26,000 injured, and about 7.6 million fleeing, according to the United Nations, with 6.1 million people displaced inside the country, while about 1.5 million people have crossed to neighboring countries.
