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UN Sudan envoy urges ‘immediate’ end to fighting

The head of the United Nations mission in Sudan has called for an "immediate" end to fighting between the regular army and paramilitaries.

UNITAMS chief Volker Perthes "strongly condemns the eruption of fighting in Sudan," it said in a statement.

"Perthes has reached out to both parties asking them for an immediate cessation of fighting to ensure the safety of the Sudanese people and to spare the country from further violence."