UN chief renews push for immediate ceasefire in Sudan

The United Nations was fully committed to piling on pressure for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan, which has been devastated by nearly three years of civil war, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday.

Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General said "We have been very actively engaged towards the African Union, together with the African Union, with the Arab League, with the Quad and with other key actors, in order to put effective pressure for an immediate ceasefire." 

He also stressed the need to tackle foreign actors supporting and arming both sides in the African continent and outside. The conflict had killed tens of thousands of people and forced more than 11 million from their homes in Sudan.