US Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello said that many external parties are pouring oil on the fire in Sudan, and this undoubtedly annoys the Sudanese and they want it to stop, according to his expression.
He stressed that the United Nations is working to implement and extend the arms embargo on Darfur, and is focusing in the short term on ensuring that food and medicine reach the population facing famine.
“We want to see an end to the indiscriminate shelling, especially by the Rapid Support Forces,” Perriello said.
“We are seeing an increasing number of external actors (…) pouring fuel on the fire of Sudan, and the people of Sudan are certainly upset about it and want to see that stop. We’ve been working both to enforce and to extend the Arms embargo for Darfur at the United Nations.”
— US Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello (@USSESudan) August 30, 2024
He also expressed hope that the Code of Conduct reached by the group “Allied to Save Lives and Peace in Sudan” will soon come into effect, and will help reduce or eliminate the violations and atrocities witnessed in the country.
“There are no excuses in the future to try to avoid the commitments that both parties have made,” Perriello said. “That is why we continue, on a daily and weekly basis, to try to get both parties to move forward in adhering to the agreements they reached in Jeddah and beyond.”
Opening of the Adre crossing
This comes as a special source in the Sudanese government told Tel Aviv Tribune Net that talks were held between the Sudanese government and the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, yesterday, Friday, in Port Sudan, which addressed important issues related to delivering humanitarian aid through the Adre border crossing with Chad.
This meeting comes after the Sudanese Sovereignty Council decided to open the crossing for 3 months to facilitate the delivery of relief to those affected.
The source pointed out that the Sudanese government presented a set of operational principles and requirements during the meeting, which included noting the necessity of not using humanitarian aid for economic or political purposes, and committing to independence and not exploiting it for military purposes.
For her part, Amina Mohammed said that her visit to Sudan came to monitor developments in the situation. She appreciated the step taken by the Sudanese government to open the Adre border crossing for the passage of humanitarian aid to citizens affected by the war.
It is noteworthy that Sudan has been witnessing a raging war since April 2023 between the army led by Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces led by his former deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemeti).