Envoy: Absence of Sudan army delegation hobbles progress in US-mediated peace talks

U.S. envoy to Sudan Tom Perriello speaks during a press briefing ahead of Sudan cease-fire talks in Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. 14, 2024. FILE - Mothers wait at a malnutrition center to register for food aid for their children in the Tiamushro camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Kadugli, South Kordofan state, Sudan, June 17, 2024.

Efforts to achieve humanitarian access to millions of desperately needy Sudanese are moving forward but cease-fire negotiations remain dormant because the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) still refuse to send a delegation to the U.S.-sponsored peace talks, a U.S. official says.