A high-level meeting of the Sudan Quartet — comprising the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt — is scheduled to take place on Thursday to discuss arrangements for a humanitarian truce in Sudan, according to informed sources.
The meeting will be followed by a United Nations Security Council session, chaired by the United Kingdom, focused on the same issue amid mounting international concern over the country’s worsening humanitarian crisis.
Sudanese outlet Sahih Sudan quoted a knowledgeable source on Wednesday as saying the Quartet meeting will be attended by senior representatives from all four countries as part of renewed international efforts to push for de-escalation.
The source added that the Security Council session is expected to revive discussions on the humanitarian truce and stress the urgency of salvaging it as humanitarian conditions continue to deteriorate rapidly across Sudan.
The diplomatic moves come amid sustained political and civilian pressure inside Sudan. Earlier, the civilian alliance “Somoud” announced that political parties and civil forces had submitted a joint memorandum to the leadership of both General al-Burhan’s army (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces, calling for an immediate, comprehensive humanitarian truce at the start of the holy month of Ramadan.
The memorandum urged an immediate halt to hostilities, guarantees for civilian protection, the opening of safe humanitarian corridors, the release of detained civilians, and the initiation of prisoner exchange arrangements, alongside the establishment of a clear implementation and monitoring mechanism.
In recent days, Sudan’s crisis has seen increased international engagement, following a European tour by the Somoud alliance that included high-level meetings with African Union officials aimed at supporting the Quartet initiative and advancing efforts toward a humanitarian truce as a first step toward ending the war.
