The United Nations\u0027 top human rights body is holding a one\u002Dday emergency session Thursday on Sudan.
The call to hold the special session was led by Western countries and joined by others, including Chile, Costa Rica, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan. Europe and the United States co-sponsored the draft resolution.
“We regret that this draft resolution includes wording that this council has not yet had time to debate and which would warrant an in-depth examination,” said Salim Baddoura, Lebanon’s representative to the UN office in Geneva. He provided no further details. The UN has raised concerns about the plight of civilians caught up in the crossfire and worries about food security and aid deliverie s, and urged support for neighbouring countries hosting people fleeing the ongoing violence.
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