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Fresh peace talks geared toward ending Sudan’s 16-month battle have begun regardless of one of many warring sides – the nationwide military – refusing to attend.
The US, which is facilitating the discussions, insisted the occasion continued regardless because the tens of millions struggling in Sudan “cannot afford for us to wait”.
Fighting between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has claimed 1000’s of lives, and pushed roughly 10 million individuals from their properties.
The military dashed hopes of a ceasefire deal by boycotting Wednesday’s talks, saying it could not attend because the RSF had not applied “what was agreed upon” in Saudi Arabia final 12 months.
The RSF had not met key situations of the Jeddah Declaration, reminiscent of withdrawing its fighters from civilians’ homes and public amenities, the military stated.
In an announcement on social media platform X, the RSF stated it had arrived within the Swiss metropolis of Geneva for the talks and known as on the military to “commit to fulfilling the democratic aspirations of the Sudanese people”.
The army also rejected the talks as it objects to the presence as an observer of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which it accuses of backing the RSF.
Alongside UAE, delegates representing the US, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the African Union and the United Nations are in attendance.
According to the UN’s migration agency, tens of thousands of preventable deaths are looming in Sudan if the conflict and restrictions on humanitarian aid continue.
The United States stated the disaster had reached an unprecedented degree of severity with tens of millions dealing with starvation and displacement.
