Nairobi, April 07 (Darfur24)
The UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy to Sudan, Pekka Haavisto, held a series of meetings on Tuesday in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, with Sudanese political and armed actors, as part of ongoing efforts to end the war and revive a political process in the country.
In one meeting, Haavisto held talks with the commander of the Rapid Support Forces and head of the Presidential Council of the Founding Alliance (TASIS) government, Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, on developments in Sudan and ways to advance peace efforts.
According to a statement issued by the Presidential Council, Dagalo—widely known as Hemedti—affirmed his government’s readiness to cooperate with the United Nations and support humanitarian efforts. He also handed the envoy documents related to the Founding Alliance, including the Transitional Constitution and the Sudanese Founding Charter, describing the coalition as a broad political bloc with a vision to resolve Sudan’s long-standing crises.
The statement added that Dagalo outlined what he described as the root causes of the conflict, accusing elements within the Sudanese army and the Islamic Movement of contributing to the outbreak of war, while stressing the need to address structural issues to achieve sustainable peace.
He called on the United Nations to accelerate the opening of offices in areas under the control of the “peace government” to facilitate humanitarian access, and emphasized the importance of holding those responsible for the war accountable through what he described as a transparent and impartial investigation.
In a separate meeting, Haavisto also met with a delegation from the Sudan Liberation Movement, headed by Abdul Wahid Mohamed Nour. The talks addressed humanitarian conditions in areas under the movement’s control, as well as security and political developments.
The movement said its delegation briefed the envoy on its role in protecting civilians, displaced persons, and humanitarian workers amid increasing displacement and shortages of basic services. It also presented its initiative to end the war and tackle the root causes of Sudan’s prolonged crisis.
The delegation invited the UN envoy to visit areas under its control in Darfur to directly assess the humanitarian situation on the ground.
Haavisto’s meetings in Nairobi are part of a broader round of consultations with Sudanese stakeholders, following similar discussions held in Sudan with government officials and army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, as the United Nations seeks pathways to end the conflict and restore civilian life.
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