US Pushes For Humanitarian Truce In Sudan

The United States is pressing for a humanitarian truce in Sudan to allow aid organisations to deliver assistance without restrictions as conflict continues to worsen hunger, displacement and shortages of basic services in the country.

Massad Boulos, US President Donald Trump’s senior adviser for Arab and African affairs, said Washington was also advocating a comprehensive peace plan that would require the warring parties to meet their humanitarian obligations.

Boulos said Washington was seeking unhindered humanitarian access and increased aid delivery to people most in need. He also condemned the detention of humanitarian workers and called for their immediate release.

The remarks came as the United Nations raised concerns over the detention of humanitarian personnel by non-state armed groups. Sudan’s Humanitarian Coordinator Denise Brown has also called for the immediate and unconditional release of detained aid workers, saying their detention threatens humanitarian personnel and disrupts relief operations.

Fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which began in April 2023, has continued to drive displacement and severe food insecurity. UN agencies estimate that nearly 19.5 million people could face acute food insecurity in 2026, while more than 825,000 children are at risk of death from severe malnutrition.

Famine conditions have been confirmed in parts of Sudan, with other areas remaining at risk as fighting and restrictions on humanitarian access continue.

It remains unclear when the proposed humanitarian truce or broader peace plan could be implemented.

SOURCE: AA