Sudan: General Assembly President Urges Collective Action On Sudan As Crisis Deepens

Addressing the General Assembly on Tuesday, President Philémon Yang called for urgent collective action to address the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and stressed the shared responsibility of UN bodies to safeguard global peace and security.

He was speaking at an Assembly meeting convened following the use of veto by Russia at the Security Council earlier this month.

The negative vote by the permanent Council member prevented the adoption of a draft resolution that would have strengthened measures…