By Asmau Ahmad
The World Health Organization (WHO) said that emergency medical supplies for some 165,000 people had arrived in Port Sudan from Dubai by plane and were set to be delivered to 13 health facilities.
The shipment of 30 tonnes including trauma and emergency surgical equipment is one of the first to arrive in the country since conflict broke out in mid-April, although distribution will depend on “security and access clearances”, the WHO said in a release.
Talks are taking place in Jeddah on Saturday between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces following weeks of fighting that has killed hundreds of civilians and shuttered hospitals.
As the conflict in Sudan entered its fourth week, the warring sides began talks in Saudi Arabia’s coastal city of Jeddah on Saturday that aim to firm up a shaky ceasefire.
As the conflict in Sudan entered its fourth week, the warring sides began talks in Saudi Arabia’s coastal city of Jeddah on Saturday that aim to firm up a shaky ceasefire.
Fierce fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has seen hundreds of people killed and thousands of others wounded.
The United States and Saudi Arabia that have brokered the talks warned the conflict has pushed the African country to the brink of collapse.
In their joint statement, Riyadh and Washington urged both parties to “actively engage in the talks towards a ceasefire and end to the conflict, which will spare the Sudanese people’s suffering.”
The statement did not offer a timeframe for the meeting, though it was expected the initial session could last two to three days.
They come after concerted efforts from many quarters to pressurise the two warring generals to sit down at the negotiating table.
