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Aug 22, 2025
Nairobi [Kenya], August 22: US-led mediators in Sudan's civil war have called for humanitarian pauses in the conflict that has been raging since April 2023, triggering the world's current worst humanitarian crisis. "With the situation in Sudan worsening and humanitarian needs reaching critical levels, urgent action is needed by the conflict parties to protect civilians and allow and facilitate humanitarian access to those in need," the ALPS coalition said. The ALPS group includes the US, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, as well as the United Nations and the African Union.
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