During his trip, the Special Envoy will meet with Sudanese civil society leaders and government officials from the host countries, as well as with multilateral leaders.
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The United States Special Envoy for Sudan, Tom Perriello, embarked on Thursday on a tour which will take him to Kenya, Uganda, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt for meetings on the crisis in Sudan.
“During his trip, the Special Envoy will meet with Sudanese civil society leaders and government officials from the host countries, as well as with multilateral leaders”, the State Department said in a statement.
According to the statement the Special Envoy will emphasize the need for immediate humanitarian access into and within all regions of Sudan, the importance of civilian protection, the urgency of all efforts to end the war, and the U.S. government’s commitment to supporting a transition to civilian governance that allows the Sudanese people to shape their political future.
On Wednesday, Perriello accused the Sudanese authorities of blocking or delaying 90% of the emergency relief while 6.5 million people urgently need food in Sudan to survive, and 25 million overall need emergency humanitarian assistance.
Last month, Sudan’s Humanitarian Aid Commission only allowed 10% of humanitarian supplies in Port Sudan to reach the people in desperate need of food and medicine, he added.
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