UN chief António Guterres has called for a halt to the violence in Sudan and warned the crisis in the country was rapidly worsening.
The UN Secretary-General called on the warring parties to "come to the negotiating table, bring an end to this nightmare of violence - now," adding "the horrifying crisis in Sudan... is spiralling out of control".
It comes as Sudan's army-backed security and defence council is set to meet to consider a US-backed truce proposal, a government source told AFP, just over a week after paramilitaries overran the key city of El-Fasher.
"The Security and Defence Council will hold a meeting today to discuss the US truce proposal," the source said on condition of anonymity because they are not authorised to brief the media.
The Sudanese Embassy in Ireland's Chargé d’Affaires has called on the international community to press the government of the United Arab Emirates to stop fuelling paramilitaries in Sudan.
Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Omer Ahmed Mohamed said the issue of conflict is not an internal issue but it something that is fuelled by the other powers, specifically the UAE.
He added that the UAE want the Rapid Support Forces to control the country so the UAE can achieve their own interests in Sudan's agriculture and gold reserves.
Mr Ahmed Mohamed said the RSF has committed heinous crimes against civilians in El-Fasher since it took control of the city.
The city was put under siege last year and all humanitarian access has been blocked since then, he said.
Mr Ahmed Mohamed added that there is no evidence that the Sudanese army has used chlorine as a chemical weapon and described these claims as "propaganda to distort the image of the Sudanese struggle".
The Sudan Army doesn't possess these kinds of weapons, he said.
