By Abdul Mohammed, Former Senior Political Advisor and Head of Office, Sudan Mediation, United Nations
Sudan’s war has entered its third horrific year. Towns are in ruins. Millions are displaced. Famine looms. The very idea of a Sudanese state is unraveling. Yet amid this unfolding catastrophe, another, quieter collapse demands attention: the failure of mediation.
As someone who was deeply involved—serving as a senior member of the United Nations (UN)-led Sudan mediation—I speak not with detachment but with anger and urgency. The mediation has been lackluster, timid, and deeply unserious. Sudan is bleeding, and the world’s response has been to shuffle papers and hold meetings while the country falls apart.
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