SUDAN CONFLICT: UN CHIEF RAISES CONCERN … says, could engulf the whole region

SUDAN CONFLICT: UN CHIEF RAISES CONCERN

… says, could engulf the whole region

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The UN secretary-general warned Monday that the violence between warring parties in Sudan “could engulf the whole region and beyond.”

Antonio Guterres told a meeting of the UN Security Council on multilateralism that the situation in Sudan “continues to worsen.”

At least 427 people have been killed and almost 4,000 wounded in ten days of fighting between forces loyal to two rival generals.

“The violence must stop. It risks a catastrophic conflagration within Sudan that could engulf the whole region and beyond,” he said.

Guterres added that he was “in constant contact with the parties to the conflict and have called on them to de-escalate tensions and to return to the negotiating table.”

“We must all do everything within our power to pull Sudan back from the edge of the abyss,” he said, repeating his call for a ceasefire.