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The U.N.’s humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths arrived at Sudan’s main seaport to supervise the relief works. Thousands of Sudanese and foreign nationals gathered at the seaport for fleeing by plane or boat as the battle for control of Sudan erupted
The U.N.’s humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths arrived at Sudan’s main seaport to supervise the relief works. Thousands of Sudanese and foreign nationals gathered at the seaport to flee by plane or boat as the battle for control of Sudan erupted. For months, tensions have been escalating between the military, led by Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, and a rival paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces, commanded by Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo continue.
Martin Griffiths, the under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator at the United Nations, said in a tweet that he had spoken with both leaders. There is an increasing concern about the humanitarian situation for those trapped and displaced by the fighting.
Thousands of U.N. workers were evacuated from the capital city of Khartoum by way of a land convoy to Port Sudan as some U.N. offices paused their services, such as World Food Programme. Two of its workers were killed in fighting in southern Sudan. The WFP is set to resume the relief operations. There is growing criticism that the UN has not been doing enough relief work. But the UN officials maintain that it was extremely difficult to operate in the given grave situation. There are reports that six trucks belonging to the World Food Program carrying aid to the most affected western region of Darfur were looted on the road. The conflict has so far taken the lives of 550 people, including civilians and expatriates.
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Importantly, the warring parties in Sudan have agreed to a seven-day truce starting May 4. This has come at South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir’s initiative, raising hopes of ending weeks of bloodshed. Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy-turned-rival, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, it is reported to have agreed in principle for a seven-day truce from May 4th to 11th. However, analysts do not attach much importance to the assurances given by the warring generals.
