New York: According to Sudan's ambassador to the UN, Al-Harith Idriss Al-Harith Mohamed, the government of Sudan has the security situation under control even as civilians and refugees are fleeing the fighting to neighbouring nations and need immediate humanitarian aid.
Mohamed claimed that the "rebellion" by the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, a collection of heavily armed militias, had failed to seize power in the nation while speaking at a press conference at the UN on Friday.
He claimed that the government and its armed forces were winning the current battle, that a state of emergency had not been declared, and that communication was unhindered.
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As of late Thursday, the week-long peace negotiations between the two factions in Saudi Arabia had failed to put an end to the fighting and produce a long-term cease-fire. This was in spite of recent attempts to mediate between the two factions thanks to a declaration of principles signed in Saudi Arabia.
Since the fighting started, numerous UN and international attempts to broker a cease-fire between the two factions have fallen short.
Residents of Khartoum heard intense gunfire and air strikes on Thursday. In the major cities and at border crossings, according to Al-Harith, women and children were suffering.
He declared, "Humanitarian conditions are dire." The UN health agency reports that at least 604 people, including civilians, have died as a result of the fighting in Sudan.
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Al-Harith claimed that those attempting to cross into neighbouring countries urgently required access to clean water, food, mobile clinics, and financial aid.
He claimed that in allowing civilians to leave conflict areas and cross borders and in maintaining open ports for shipping and receiving, the Sudanese armed forces had complied with international laws and treaties.
The safety of foreign diplomats and foreign nationals in Khartoum, as well as the safety of aid workers, is something that the Sudanese government is committed to ensuring, he said.
The regular army under General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and the RSF forces under Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, started fighting in Sudan on April 15. Days before a plan to transfer power in Sudan to a civilian government that was supported internationally, the group later attacked army barracks in an effort to unseat military leaders.
Al-Harith stated that a high-level committee for humanitarian aid had been established to oversee aid and relief operations in close coordination with local civil society organisations in order to address the crisis, the emigration of refugees, and the supply shortages.
He declared that the recently established committee would coordinate its initiatives with UN relief organisations and other foreign aid organisations.
In order to facilitate humanitarian aid and diplomatic efforts to contain the situation, Al-Harith claimed that Sudan's permanent mission to the UN was in constant contact with the organization's top officials.
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He claimed that there were plans to get in touch with donor nations, particularly those in the Arab Gulf and the US, to set up aid to ease the current crisis.
More than 200,000 people have fled the country as a result of the war, and an additional 800,000 are anticipated to enter neighbouring states.
In order to better coordinate relief efforts, many UN and international organisations have moved to Port Sudan on the Red Sea and suspended operations in the capital Khartoum and other major cities.