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UN secretary-general urges immediate ceasefires in Sudan and DRC, backs African-led diplomacy and AU–UN peace‑enforcement tool
Summary
Speaking in Addis Ababa, the United Nations secretary-general called for immediate cessations of hostilities in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, stressed there is "no military solution," warned of the risk of regional war, and endorsed African Union–UN peace‑enforcement operations funded largely by assessed UN contributions.
At a press conference in Addis Ababa, the United Nations secretary-general urged "an immediate cessation of hostilities" in Sudan and called for diplomacy and African‑led action to resolve the crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
"There is no military solution," the secretary-general said in reference to Sudan, where he reported "horrific new reports of civilian killings, human rights abuses and ethnically motivated violence" and said the economy was in free fall. On the DRC, he…
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