UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is sending an envoy to the Sudan region amid the 'unprecedented' situation there, as deadly hostilities enter a third week, his spokesman said Sunday. ManilaBulletin
WASHINGTON, United States - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is sending an envoy to the Sudan region amid the "unprecedented" situation there, as deadly hostilities enter a third week, his spokesman said Sunday.
UN emergency relief coordinator Martin Griffiths, who will serve as the envoy, said in a separate statement Sunday that Sudan's "humanitarian situation is reaching breaking point." However, massive looting of humanitarian offices and warehouses had "depleted most of our supplies. We are exploring urgent ways to bring in and distribute additional supplies," he said.More than 500 people have been killed and tens of thousands of people forced to leave their homes for safer locations within the country or abroad since battles erupted on April 15.
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