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Sudan’s warring factions signed an agreement late on Saturday, May 20, for a seven-day ceasefire as fighting that has plunged the country into chaos and displaced more than a million entered its sixth week.
The ceasefire will take effect at 9:45 p.m. Khartoum time (1945 GMT) on Monday, the sponsors of the talks, the United States and Saudi Arabia, said in a joint statement.
Numerous previous ceasefire agreements were violated. However, this agreement will be enforced by a U.S.-Saudi and international-supported monitoring mechanism, the statement said without providing details.
The agreement also calls for distributing humanitarian assistance, restoring essential services and withdrawing forces from hospitals and essential public facilities.
The fighting between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has led to a collapse of order.
