UN: We will remain in Sudan, and our organizations will continue to provide their services

The Acting UN Resident Representative in Sudan, Sheldon Yate, informed the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the United Nations will remain in the country, and that its various organizations will carry out their duties and will not leave the country, contrary to what some news websites have reported.

The UN official, during his meeting in Port Sudan (Wednesday) with the Acting Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Idris Ismail, at his office at the ministry, said that these organizations came to serve civilians and will not abandon them, even though they need their services.

The Acting Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs briefed the UN official on the latest developments in the country, and details about the aggression against Sudan, the latest of which was the attacks on some vital sites in Port Sudan.

The Undersecretary told the Sudan News Agency that he assured the UN official that the situation was under control and that Port Sudan Airport had resumed operations.