Today (Tuesday), the Sudanese Forces for Freedom and Change continued their meetings for the second day in a row with officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a number of Egyptian security leaders, with the intention of reaching a final agreement between the conflicting army and rapid support forces in the country since mid-April.
A spokesman for the Forces for Freedom and Change, Ammar Hammouda, confirmed that the meeting of the forces in Cairo aims to restore the active role of civilians at the political level in shaping the country’s future, and to prevent the country from slipping into more wars and fighting, expecting the extension of the Cairo meetings until tomorrow (Wednesday).
He made it clear in his statements today that things are going positively between the parties to the meetings, there is optimism among those present about the ceasefire, and there is a vision to expand the front to include all political components, indicating that the Cairo meeting is taking place away from the media.
A statement issued by the Forces of Freedom and Change stated that the meeting would discuss political changes, foremost of which is stopping the fighting and addressing the effects of the war, stressing that Egypt is keen to play a pivotal and pivotal role with neighboring countries and the region to end the Sudanese crisis.
For his part, the leader of the Forces for Freedom and Change in Sudan, Khaled Omar Youssef, said that the Cairo meeting comes at a very important time in order to build a civil front against the war and coordinate efforts to address the humanitarian crisis.
Egypt hosted a summit of Sudan’s neighboring countries in mid-July to discuss ways to end the conflict in Sudan, which stressed the importance of preserving the Sudanese state, its capabilities and institutions, and preventing its disintegration or fragmentation.
At the same time, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees called for the need to end the fighting in Sudan in light of serious concerns about the increasing number of displaced persons and refugees who are forced to flee in search of safety.
The UNHCR said that with the conflict in Sudan entering its 100th day, more than 740,000 refugees have fled, arriving in neighboring countries in dire conditions, including Chad, the Central African Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia and South Sudan. More than 185,000 refugees who were hosted by Sudan were forced to move to safer areas inside the country, and they are stuck in an endless cycle of displacement.
The escalation of conflict in Khartoum, particularly in the regions of Darfur and Kordofan, led to large-scale internal displacement, and to civilian casualties and deaths.
The Commission noted the increasing alarming reports of gross violations of human rights, including sexual abuse and other risks to protection while people flee, expressing its particular concern about the serious health and nutrition crisis, especially since there has been the death of about 300 Sudanese refugee children, due to suspected measles and malnutrition since the beginning of the conflict.
