KHARTOUM, Sudan: The UN chief on Wednesday said 'we failed' to stop war from erupting in Sudan, where persistent fighting between rival generals undermined efforts to firm up a truce.
'The UN was taken by surprise' by the conflict, because the world body and others were hopeful that negotiations towards a civilian transition would be successful, Antonio Guterres told reporters in Nairobi.'To the extent that we and many others were not expecting this to happen, we can say we failed to avoid it to happen,' the secretary general said. 'A country like Sudan, that has suffered so much... cannot afford a struggle for power between two people.
' Both Griffiths and the UN's Sudan envoy, Volker Perthes, spoke to Burhan and Daglo over the phone about the necessity for aid to reach people, Griffiths tweeted.Sudan's warring sides have announced multiple truces but none has effectively taken hold, with the latest 72-hour ceasefire due to expire on Wednesday at 2200 GMT.UN rights commissioner Volker Turk described the situation as 'heartbreaking' and 'catastrophic.
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