Sun 16 Apr 2023:
The heads of Sudan’s army and the country’s main paramilitary group both agreed to a three-hour humanitarian pause in their fighting afternoon proposed by the United Nations, according to the UN mission in Sudan.
Both the army and the Rapid Support Forces also said in statements that they had agreed to the pause from 4pm to 7pm local time (14:00 to 17:00 GMT).
Sudan approves passage for urgent humanitarian cases
The Sudanese army says it has approved a proposal from the United Nations to open a safe passage for urgent humanitarian cases for three hours every day starting from 16:00 local time (1400 GMT) on Sunday.
In a statement, the army confirmed however that it will reserve the right to react if “the rebellious militia commits any violations”.
Earlier, the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) said it had temporarily halted all operations in Sudan after three of its employees were killed in clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) a day earlier.
Arab League calls for end to ‘armed clashes’ in Sudan
The Arab League has called for an immediate end to the violence in Sudan and offered to mediate between the country’s warring sides.
A statement issued following an emergency meeting of the Arab League in Cairo called for “an immediate cessation of armed clashes in Sudan and a quick return to the peaceful path to resolve the crisis.”
The pan-Arab body said it is ready “to exert efforts to help Sudan end the crisis in a sustainable manner, in a way that serves the interest of the Sudanese people.”
It warned of serious repercussions of the violent escalation in Sudan, “the scope of which is difficult to determine internally and regionally.”
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