• The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Barham Salih, called on the UN Security Council to use its influence to end the "devastating" conflict in Sudan, affirming in his briefing before the Council that humanitarian aid keeps people alive but does not give the country the peace its people need to return and rebuild, and stressing that the crisis cannot be resolved militarily, demanding that the warring parties show political will, support a humanitarian truce and engage in an inclusive dialogue that includes civilians and paves the way for lasting peace. (Source: Briefing of the High Commissioner before the Security Council — September 26)
• Foreign Minister Ambassador Mohiuddin Salem said in a press conference on the sidelines of the 81st session of the General Assembly in New York that Sudan is ready for a positive negotiating path with the United States and with the countries of the region and the world to end the war, with his decisive rejection of any solutions imposed from outside that touch Sudan's sovereignty and the unity of its territory, noting that the Jeddah negotiations (May 2023) produced understandings that could have contained the conflict early, and that the government issued a general amnesty for everyone who lays down arms and joins the national dialogue. (Source: The Foreign Minister's press conference — New York — September 26)
• The Foreign Minister met on Friday, September 25, with the President of the General Assembly in its 81st session, Dr. Khalilur Rahman, and they discussed developments in the situation and the Sudanese government's initiative to achieve peace, reconstruction and the Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue; the President of the General Assembly expressed his thanks to the Government of Sudan for its support for his candidacy, affirming the United Nations' continued support for the Sudanese government's efforts to achieve peace, stability and rebuilding. (Source: The official statement — September 25)
• The US President's envoy for Africa, Massad Boulos, said in an interview on the sidelines of the General Assembly meetings that each of the two parties to the war in Sudan still believes it is capable of achieving a decisive military victory, a reading indicating that the conflict is further from settlement than had been hoped, while humanitarian organizations warned that prolonging the war increases the cost on civilians. (Source: France 24 — September 26)
• The Foreign Minister affirmed in his speech before the meeting of the Group of 77 and China Sudan's keenness on the unity of the countries of the Global South, in the context of his intensive diplomatic meetings on the sidelines of the General Assembly's work. (Source: Meeting of the Group of 77 and China — September 26)
• In the South file: South Sudan continues the countdown towards the first elections in its history on December 22, after President Salva Kiir signed amendments to the Elections Act that abolished the requirement of a permanent constitution and a population census before voting, and reduced the National Legislative Assembly from 650 to 270 members — a step rejected by the "South Sudan Opposition Alliance" and warned against by the UN Human Rights Committee last August, saying that organizing elections without democratic consolidation could rekindle the conflict. (Source: Reuters — September 22)
— Editorial Team