Diplomatic efforts to end Sudan war intensify despite continued fighting: UN envoy

Diplomatic efforts to end Sudan’s civil war are increasing despite continued fighting, the UN secretary-general’s personal envoy for Sudan said Wednesday, highlighting new confidence-building initiatives, Anadolu reports. “We also are witnessing more diplomatic efforts than earlier around Sudan,” Pekka Haavisto told reporters in Geneva following the sixth consultative meeting on Sudan, co-hosted by the UN and Switzerland. Responding to Anadolu’s question about concrete progress compared with previous meetings, Haavisto pointed to growing international engagement with Sudanese political actors. He highlighted a “successful” visit to Khartoum in September and meetings with political groups, women and youth representatives. However, Haavisto warned that some parties in Sudan still believed they could achieve a military victory. “We, the international community, are saying that there […]