Arab League chief meets UN envoy on Sudan de-escalation efforts

Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy met Sunday with UN envoy Pekka Haavisto to discuss efforts to end the war in Sudan and launch a Sudanese-led political process.

• Fahmy and Haavisto met on Sunday and reviewed the results of the five-party mechanism's visit to Khartoum this week.
• Haavisto briefed Fahmy on UN efforts coordinated with the Arab League and other members of the mechanism to end the conflict.
• Fahmy said the priority is halting hostilities, protecting civilians, and ensuring humanitarian access under international law alongside a Sudanese-led political process.
• Fahmy reaffirmed the Arab League's rejection of arrangements that entrench division or create parallel entities, and of external interference in Sudan.