“ The Jeddah talks cannot have started soon enough . While he welcomed the resumption of the talks and thanks Saudi Arabia for hosting them, Mr. Griffiths underscored the dire situation: “Thousands of people have been killed or injured. ‘Colossal’ humanitarian crisisThe UN emergency relief chief went on to say that Sudan’s health system is in tatters, with the specter of disease outbreaks, including cholera, looming. Griffiths stressed that the humanitarian community is doing everything possible to meet these ever-increasing needs. Mr. Griffiths, who is also the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, added: “We need them to fully adhere to international humanitarian law.

Source: Daily Nation October 30, 2023 08:23 UTC