UN Security Council Calls for Peace in Sudan During Ramadan
Voice of America
FILE - People board a truck as they leave Khartoum, Sudan, on June 19, 2023. The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on March 8, 2024, calling for a Ramadan cease-fire in Sudan. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at United Nations Headquarters, Jan. 23, 2024. He has called for a Ramadan cease-fire in Sudan. FILE - Sudanese refugees gather outside a field hospital in Acre, Chad, Aug. 15, 2023. The U.N. says about 25 million people — half of Sudan's population — need some form of humanitarian assistance.
The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution Friday calling for a Ramadan cease-fire in Sudan, where the U.N. secretary-general warned this week that the humanitarian crisis has reached "colossal proportions."
