UN, partners press Sudan's warring parties as El Fasher anniversary nears

The UN Security Council pressed Sudan's parties as the first anniversary of El Fasher's fall approached, amid new international diplomatic moves.

• UN political chief Rosemary DiCarlo said arms flows and drone attacks were killing civilians and that parties show no readiness for a negotiated truce.
• UK envoy Kate Foster said the UN fact-finding mission documented starvation, torture, killing and rape in El Fasher, demanding accountability.
• The Quad and Quint groups will meet in Switzerland on October 20–21 to coordinate ceasefire efforts and a civilian transition.
• Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan wrote to President Trump that his government is ready to work in good faith for a just and durable peace.
• Egypt's UN ambassador Ihab Mustafa Awad urged the Security Council to act more forcefully, saying sanctions changes must not weaken state institutions.
• Awad offered to coordinate between the Quad and Quint groups and voiced concern over escalation targeting civilians and infrastructure.
• Sudanese officials told Al Jazeera that Burhan's letter followed friendly-capital mediation after Washington barred him over a ceasefire refusal.
• Sudan welcomed a US Congress bill trading American agricultural and mining technology for access to Sudanese minerals.
• The UN Security Council held closed consultations on Friday, hearing from Secretary-General's Personal Envoy Beka Haftesto on de-escalation.
• Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia traded indirect accusations over regional interference, including drone attacks and cross-border arms flows.
• Sudan's UN ambassador Al-Harith Idriss al-Harith Mohamed called for the disarmament and dissolution of the Rapid Support Forces and their integration into a unified national army.
• Mohamed announced a preparatory committee for Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue, insisting disarmament and reintegration were essential for lasting peace.