The UN Security Council is set to vote on Monday on a resolution calling for an immediate halt to hostilities in Sudan, in a renewed effort to pressure the country’s two rival generals as the conflict shows no signs of abating.
Khartoum, Sudan © Mena Today
The UN Security Council is set to vote on Monday on a resolution calling for an immediate halt to hostilities in Sudan, in a renewed effort to pressure the country’s two rival generals as the conflict shows no signs of abating.
The draft resolution urges the warring parties to "immediately cease hostilities and engage in good faith dialogue to take steps towards de-escalation, with the aim of urgently agreeing to a nationwide ceasefire."
Sudan has been embroiled in war since April 2023, pitting the regular army, led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group commanded by his former deputy, General Mohammad Hamdane Dagalo. General Burhan rose to power following a coup in 2021, but the alliance between the two leaders fractured, plunging the country into chaos.
The conflict has already claimed tens of thousands of lives and displaced more than 11 million people, including 3.1 million who have fled the country, according to the UN. In recent weeks, violence has escalated further, with both sides reportedly believing they can achieve victory on the battlefield, said Rosemary DiCarlo, the UN’s Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs.
Iran has tried in vain to prevent a Western push for a resolution against it at the U.N. nuclear watchdog's board meeting by offering to cap its stock of uranium just shy of weapons grade, the watchdog and diplomats said on Tuesday.
Iran has offered not to expand its stock of uranium enriched to up to 60% purity, near the roughly 90% of weapons grade, and made preparations to do that, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said in confidential reports to member states on Tuesday.
Algerian Prime Minister Nadir Larbaoui unveiled on Monday a cabinet reshuffle, marking significant changes, including the appointment of the influential Chief of Staff, General Said Chengriha, as Delegate for National Defense. Key new appointments were also made in the Ministries of Justice and Industry.
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