"UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan's brutal civil war, which the UN says has created the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Guterres's appeal, made late on Friday, follows a peace initiative presented by Sudan's Prime Minister Kamil Idris to the UN Security Council on Monday, which called for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to disarm. The plan was rejected by the RSF as wishful thinking. The war erupted in April 2023 when a power struggle broke out between the Sudanese army and the RSF paramilitary group."
"Since then, the conflict has displaced 9.6 million people internally and forced 4.3 million to flee to neighbouring countries, while 30.4 million Sudanese now need humanitarian assistance, according to UN figures. UN Assistant Secretary-General Mohamed Khaled Khiari told the UNSC this week that fears of intensified fighting during the dry season had been confirmed. Each passing day brings staggering levels of violence and destruction, he said. Civilians are enduring immense, unimaginable suffering, with no end in sight."
An immediate ceasefire has been called amid intensified fighting between the Sudanese army and the RSF that began with a power struggle in April 2023. The conflict has displaced 9.6 million people internally, forced 4.3 million to flee to neighbouring countries, and left 30.4 million Sudanese needing humanitarian assistance. Fears of intensified fighting during the dry season were confirmed, with daily levels of violence and destruction mounting and civilians enduring immense suffering. The conflict shifted to central Kordofan with the RSF capture of the Heglig oilfield and expanded regionally as forces crossed borders and attacks threatened escape routes to Chad.
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