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Sudanese need protection, but conditions not right for UN force, says Guterres

BY REUTERS United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to the Security Council on Monday for its support to help protect civilians in war-torn Sudan, but said conditions are not right for deployment of a U.N. force. “The people of Sudan are living through a nightmare of violence — with thousands of civilians killed, and countless others facing unspeakable atrocities, including widespread rape and sexual assaults,” Guterres told the 15-member council. War erupted in mid-April 2023 from a power struggle between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces ahead of a planned transition to civilian rule, and triggered the world’s largest displacement crisis. “Sudan is, once again, rapidly becoming a nightmare of mass ethnic violence,” Guterres said, referring to […] The post Sudanese need protection, but conditions not right for UN force, says Guterres first appeared on 93.3 KFM.

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