"Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council shared a brief video on social media of Fletcher sitting in a room with President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and other officials. Fletcher, a veteran British diplomat and government advisor, meanwhile shared an image of the meeting online, and lauded the "positive" discussions early in his one-week visit to Sudan. "Practical and positive exchange with General Al-Burhan on continued dialogue and cooperation to improve humanitarian access across Sudan. The UN appreciates the clear commitment to support us to deliver lifesaving aid everywhere it is needed," Fletcher wrote."
"Prior to his departure for Sudan, Fletcher had also issued an impassioned appeal at the UN Security Council, asking diplomats from around the world why the international response to more than two years of fighting had been so muted when compared to the genocide in Darfur in western Sudan two decades ago. "What is different today is that we are seeing a different global reaction: one of resignation," he told the Council. "So this is also a crisis of apathy.""
Tom Fletcher visited Port Sudan for talks with the transitional military government to secure improved humanitarian access and aid deliveries across Sudan. The Transitional Sovereign Council shared a brief video of the meeting with President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. Positive exchanges included commitments to support delivery of lifesaving aid everywhere it is needed. An earlier appeal at the UN Security Council questioned the muted international response and described a growing global resignation and crisis of apathy. Since April 2023, fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces has killed tens of thousands and displaced about 12 million people, producing one of the world's largest humanitarian crises. The Transitional Sovereign Council controls most of the north, east and center, while the RSF controls most of Darfur and parts of the south.
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