United Nations officials are to meet with Sudan's warring parties in Geneva, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Saudi broadcaster Al Arabiya on Thursday, without disclosing a date for the discussions.
"We will be having in Geneva meetings with both sides," Guterres said in the televised interview, addressing the war in Sudan, which has seen the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) locked in conflict with Sudan's army since April 2023.
The war prompted global outcry in October, as reports of mass atrocities emerged after the RSF seized the city of Al Fasher, the army's last stronghold in the western Darfur region, following an 18-month siege.
Guterres also said the UN has been promised access to Al Fasher which remains cut off from communications, with the RSF controlling access to Starlink satellite services.
Mediating nations
The UN secretary-general met Saudi Arabia's ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Wednesday.
Hopes for a breakthrough in talks on Sudan's war were rekindled last month as US President Donald Trump said he would move to help end the conflict after the Crown Prince urged him to intervene during a visit to Washington.
Saudi Arabia is a member of the so-called Quad group of four mediating nations that has intensified efforts for peace in Sudan in recent months.
As well as the US, the grouping also includes Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, two key Washington allies.
