UN, Partners Scramble to Supply Aid Amid Fragile Ceasefire Sudan
s, in Jeddah, a week ago, but news reports suggest that flare ups in recent days are threating the continuation of the United States and Saudi-monitored cease.
"The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that some 20 trucks carrying supplies from the UN Children's Fund and the International Organization for Migration are now on their way to different parts of Sudan today", Stéphane Dujarric UN Spokesperson said.
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