The United Nations aid chief said on Wednesday he hoped to have face-to-face meetings with Sudan's warring parties within two to three days to secure public guarantees from them for the safe passage of humanitarian assistance.
The U.N. has warned that fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces risks causing a humanitarian catastrophe that could spill over into other countries.Though some aid has been shipped to Port Sudan, aid agencies are seeking detailed guarantees of safe passage to be able to distribute to Khartoum, Darfur and other areas.
"We are very clear now in our operational requirements as to what we need in terms of commitments from them," he said, adding that one route could pass through Wad Madani southeast of Khartoum and another from Chad into Darfur. The fighting has displaced hundreds of thousands internally, mainly from Darfur in western Sudan, and more than 100,000 have fled across Sudan's borders.
Most hospitals are out of service and many areas have been left without power and water as supplies of food and fuel dwindle. Repeated declarations of ceasefires have not stopped the fighting.
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