Sudan’s Prime Minister travels to New York for UN talks, aiming to secure humanitarian access and discuss a conditional ceasefire in the ongoing war.
PORT SUDAN: Prime Minister Kamil Idris departed for New York on Saturday for meetings with United Nations officials.
Two government sources confirmed the trip, which aims to discuss humanitarian access and a potential ceasefire.
The visit coincides with intensified fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in southern Kordofan.
This raises fears of new atrocities, following reports of mass killings, rape and abductions in El-Fasher and Darfur.
A Sudanese government source told AFP that Idris is expected to meet UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
The goal is “putting an end to the worsening humanitarian crisis” in Sudan, the anonymous source said.
Idris’s adviser Mohamed Abdel Qader said talks would focus on “facilitating aid access”.
He added they would reaffirm commitment to a UN roadmap, including a “conditional ceasefire linked to the withdrawal of the RSF”.
Earlier this month, Guterres said the UN was preparing talks with both sides in Geneva.
Renewed diplomatic hopes emerged after US President Donald Trump pledged to help end the conflict.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had urged Trump to intervene.
Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said last week he was ready to work with Trump to resolve the conflict.
Saudi Arabia is part of a four-nation mediation group with the US, United Arab Emirates and Egypt.
Talks have stalled after Burhan accused the mediators of bias towards the UAE.
Sudan’s government has accused Abu Dhabi of arming the RSF, which the UAE denies.
The RSF says it supports the international ceasefire plan, but heavy fighting continues.
Egypt, a key army ally, warned that escalating violence “directly affects Egyptian national security”.
It stressed that preserving Sudanese state institutions remains a “red line”.
