IGAD reiterates commitment to continue working with UN, AU towards ceasefire in Sudan

Addis Ababa, May 19, 2023 (FBC) – Addressing the UN Security Council meeting on Sudan, Executive Secretary of Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Workneh Gebeyehu (PhD) reiterated IGAD’s unwavering commitment to continue working closely with the UN, African Union and concerned international actors towards achieving a permanent ceasefire.

Workneh underscored the need for coordinated and streamlined efforts to silence the guns and resume an inclusive Sudanese-led, Sudanese-owned political process.

“IGAD welcomes the signing of an “Agreement on Short-Term Ceasefire and Humanitarian Arrangements in Sudan” between representatives of Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces on 20th May 2023 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, brokered by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America.”

“Besides the people of Sudan, neighboring countries are also feeling the brunt of the war as they are hosting thousands of refugees, and these are countries who are either emerging out of conflicts or are facing serious economic and humanitarian crisis themselves,” he noted.

“Let’s put our heads and hands together to support the Sudanese people’s quest for durable peace and democracy.”