• The U.S. President's Adviser for Arab and African Affairs, Massad Boulos, said that Washington is working with regional and international partners — Egypt, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, and European countries — to secure a humanitarian truce in Sudan, considering that "the only solution is the peaceful solution," in statements to Sky News Arabia broadcast yesterday, Saturday. (Source: Massad Boulos to Sky News Arabia)
• The Bureau of African Affairs at the U.S. State Department warned today the transitional government in South Sudan of the possibility of imposing sanctions and visa restrictions due to obstruction of humanitarian aid at the national and local levels, accusing officials of treating relief as a source of revenue. (Source: U.S. Bureau of African Affairs, today Sunday)
• The World Food Programme warned of "falling off a financial cliff" in South Sudan: It needs 86 million dollars immediately and an additional 416 million dollars over six months, otherwise more than one million vulnerable people may lose food assistance by October, amid a decline of Malakal's warehouses from 10,000 tons to less than 300 tons. (Source: World Food Programme via Agence France-Presse)
• The United Nations reported on September 18 that 8.6 million people remain internally displaced in Sudan, with 4.9 million returnees recorded, while the International Organization for Migration warned that the common humanitarian supply pipeline will run out within two weeks unless new resources arrive. (Source: United Nations and International Organization for Migration)
• UNICEF and its partners restored life-saving assistance to conflict-isolated areas in Jonglei State in South Sudan through the Rapid Response Mechanism: 8 tons of essential supplies, screening of 1,666 children under five for malnutrition, and admission of 146 cases of severe acute malnutrition for treatment. (Source: UNICEF via Catholic Radio Network)
— Editorial Team