February 13, 2025 (ADDIS ABABA) – The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) is hosting a high-level conference on Friday to address the humanitarian situation in Sudan, organized by the United Arab Emirates, amid criticism from the Sudanese government. The conference, which will be held at the UNECA headquarters in Addis Ababa, is expected to be attended by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who arrived in the Ethiopian capital on Thursday, along with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the presidents of South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda and Egypt. Former Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok and representatives from other countries are also expected to participate. The conference is being held despite strong objections from the Sudanese government, which has criticized the UAE for backing the meeting. Last Monday, Malik Agar, deputy chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council, said in a statement that “the UAE is taking detrimental steps to hold a special conference on the situation in Sudan on February 14, on the sidelines of the African Union summit in Addis Ababa.” He added that this move constitutes a crime and a full-fledged aggression against an African country seeking to protect its land and sovereignty and contradicts the principles of the African …
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