Guterres warns Sudan violence risks ‘catastrophic wildfire’ – UN remains in country

The Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres warned today that the violence in Sudan there is a risk of a devastating wildfire inside Sudan that could engulf the entire region and beyond” and called on the members of the Security Council to exert their influence to the maximum.

We must all do everything we can to pull Sudan back from the brinkGuterres told the 15-member Council and added that the United Nations they are not leaving Sudan.

We stand by them in these terrible hours“, he said. “I have authorized the temporary transfer into and out of Sudan of United Nations personnel.”

The United Nations has moved hundreds of staff members and their dependent family members from Khartoum to other locations in Sudan, a UN spokesman said earlier today. Antonio Guterres.

Guterres, according to the Athens News Agency, reiterated his appeal to all parties to cease hostilities and allow civilians to move out of conflict-affected areas, adding that the UN will continue to work with its staff both inside and outside Sudan.

Source: News Beast

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