A new ceasefire came into effect today in Sudan, where the inhabitants have few expectations after several truces were broken during this conflict that has lasted for almost two months and caused a serious humanitarian crisis.
The army and the paramilitaries accepted a 24-hour ceasefire starting at 6 local time (1 hour from Argentina).
This new truce was announced yesterday by the Saudi mediator who has been trying for weeks to negotiate between the military and paramilitary factions that are fighting for power.
The parties pledged to cease violence during the ceasefire and to allow “the arrival of humanitarian aid throughout the country.”
Three hours after the truce came into force, residents of different neighborhoods of the Sudanese capital told journalists from the AFP news agency that they had heard no shelling or clashes.
This new ceasefire comes after a series of truces were violated since this conflict broke out on April 15 between the army, led by General Abdel Fatah al-Burhan, and the paramilitaries of the Rapid Support Forces (FAR). , led by General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo.
The war caused more than 1,800 deaths, according to the organization ACLED, which specializes in collecting information in conflict zones and the UN estimates that there are two million displaced persons and refugees.
In the combat zones, mainly the capital and the West Darfur region, several humanitarian organizations report a deterioration in the situation of civilians.
“In Khartoum, we estimate that only 20% of the health centers continue to function,” lamented a member of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Alfonso Verdú Pérez, yesterday in Geneva.
Source: Ambito
