Al-Burhan and the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs of the UN discuss ways to ensure the flow of humanitarian aid
Head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces, 1st. Lt. Gen. Abdul Fattah Al-Burhan met today with the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs of the United Nations, Tom Fletcher, in the presence of Ambassador Omar Issa, Acting Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Ambassador Omar Issa, Acting Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in a press statement that the meeting was positive and fruitful as it addressed the overall humanitarian situation and the efforts made to deliver humanitarian aid to those who deserve it, noting that the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs of the United Nations expressed during the meeting his satisfaction with what the Sudanese government is providing and doing in facilitating the procedures for the arrival of humanitarian aid and the arrival of their technical teams to the areas they requested to visit.
Ambassador Omar added that the Head of the Sovereignty Council directed the competent authorities to cooperate with the United Nations and its various agencies in Sudan, and expressed his complete satisfaction with the existing cooperation between the two parties. Al-Burhan also urged the United Nations and its agencies to make more efforts to deliver relief to those in need.
The Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs indicated that crossings and airports will be opened to facilitate the flow of aid, adding that there are some requests submitted by the mission and they will be studied by the Sudanese side, noting that some proposals are positive and will be responded to in the coming days.
For his part, Tom Fletcher expressed his thanks and appreciation for the efforts of the Sudanese government aimed at enhancing and advancing the areas of humanitarian work and providing aid and the arrival of humanitarian aid.
He added that his visit to the country comes within the framework of standing on the field on the humanitarian conditions and the work of the technical teams affiliated with the mission on the ground and listening to their vision with the aim of taking the necessary arrangements to support the humanitarian areas.
The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs of the United Nations said, “The Head of the Sovereignty Council conveyed to him the government’s assurances and keenness to work, cooperate and coordinate jointly with the United Nations system to ensure the flow of humanitarian aid to those who deserve it. Tom stressed the importance of partnership and cooperation between the two sides to reach those in need and deliver humanitarian aid, in addition to solving the challenges facing humanitarian work, stressing the keenness of the United Nations and doubling its efforts to ensure the arrival and flow of humanitarian aid to those in need.