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- The UN remains “gravely concerned” over the daily fighting that continues to rage in and around the Sudanese city of El Fasher, said the UN Spokesperson on 11 July. Residential areas, markets, hospitals and sites holding displaced people are all being impacted. He added that conflict is also intensifying in Sennar state – close to the border with Ethiopia – causing further civilian suffering and more serious rights violations. The UN Spokesperson also mentioned that on 11 July, both warring parties were in Switzerland for UN-led talks aimed at brokering possible local ceasefires to facilitate aid and protect civilians.
- Sudanese factions met in Cairo on 6 July for reconciliation talks for the first time since the conflict began in April 2023. The conference aimed to encourage a national dialogue among Sudanese groups to achieve lasting peace in the country, involving regional and international actors. The final statement included the following main points: 1) call for an immediate end to the war, a permanent ceasefire, and adherence to the Jeddah Declaration; 2) preservation of Sudan as a unified country based on citizenship, equal rights, and a federal democratic civil state; 3) formation of a committee to develop discussions and work towards lasting peace; 4) humanitarian protection and aid are critical, urging the international community to fulfill its commitments.
- The security situation in the Vakaga region was marked by the heavy presence and movements of armed groups on various axes towards Birao. According to local sources, unidentified armed groups continue to commit human rights violations against civilians in the border village of Am-Dafock, on the axes and its surroundings.
- Active armed groups are reported on the Boromata-Sikikedé axis (some 125km west of Birao), where they are said to have erected illegal barriers for extortion of goods and many civilians have been reportedly assaulted in this scheme. This contributes to the already difficult security situation on the axis which represents at the moment the only axis for the supply of basic goods to the localities of Sikikédé, Boromata, Gordil, Ndiffa and Tiringoulou. This has consequently led to a surge in prices on the market and exposes the population to the risk of food insecurity for most families who cannot afford this inflation beside increasing protection risks.