The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, will hold a virtual meeting on Thursday with the AU Chairperson, the Secretary-General of the Arab League, the Executive Secretary of the East African bloc, IGAD, and other leaders on the crisis in Sudan.
UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told journalists at the UN headquarters on Wednesday that Mr Guterres would hold the meeting together with other relevant organisations, to discuss ways the international community could help end the violence and restore order inside Sudan.
Mr Dujarric said the UN chief spoke earlier in the day to President William Ruto of Kenya and with the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki.
“Obviously, he will continue to be fully engaged, making phone calls, trying to secure a 24-hour ceasefire, which will enable a much-needed reprieve to all affected civilians in Khartoum,” he said.
