{"id":20100764,"date":"2024-09-16T18:42:57","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T16:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20100764"},"modified":"2024-10-13T20:46:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T18:46:28","slug":"sudan-ffc-db-convenes-in-cairo-calls-for-global-action-to-open-vital-aid-routes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-ffc-db-convenes-in-cairo-calls-for-global-action-to-open-vital-aid-routes","title":{"rendered":"Sudan: FFC-DB convenes in Cairo, calls for global action to open vital aid routes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Political Communication Committee of the Forces for Freedom and Change-Democratic Bloc (FFC-DB) held a meeting in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, yesterday, chaired by Darfur Governor Minni Minawi, who also serves as the committee\u2019s chairperson. Several other leaders from the FFC-DB also attended the meeting.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a statement<\/a> issued yesterday by FFC-DB* spokesperson Mohamed Zakariya, a briefing was provided on the bloc’s participation in several international meetings, including discussions in Switzerland<\/a>, the African Union conference in Addis Ababa<\/a>, and a meeting with United States envoy Tom Perriello<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Democratic Bloc condemned \u201cindiscriminate attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia\u201d against civilians in El Fasher<\/a>, Sennar<\/a>, and other areas. \u201cThe attacks targeted humanitarian and commercial convoys in El Fasher, South Kordofan (Nuba Mountains), El Gezira, and Sennar\u201d, according to the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FFC-DB welcomed the government’s decision to open the Adr\u00e9 crossing<\/a> with Chad, and emphasised the need for increased international pressure to open humanitarian routes<\/a>, \u201cparticularly the Kosti-El Obeid-Kadugli road and the El Obeid-En Nahud-El Fasher road\u201d, to ensure humanitarian aid delivery to affected communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attendees reaffirmed their full support for<\/a> the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), the Darfur Joint Forces, and the National Movement Forces (NMF<\/a>), praising their \u201cvictories and resilience in the face of ongoing challenges\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bloc commended the efforts of the Sudanese diaspora, \u201cespecially demonstrations in front of the Human Rights Council meetings<\/a> in Geneva\u201d. It called for the strengthening of popular movement \u201cto pressure Western parliaments into condemning the actions of the RSF<\/a>\u201d, and expressed solidarity with the displaced, refugees, and those affected by the recent floods<\/a> in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FFC-DB agreed to follow up on the outcomes of the Addis Ababa meeting regarding a comprehensive inter-Sudanese dialogue, with the goal of finding a sustainable solution to the ongoing crisis. They also submitted a recommendation to the Democratic Bloc\u2019s leadership body to convene and address organisational and political issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In May, following a meeting organised by the FFC-DB in Cairo, 48 Sudanese political and civil blocs signed a charter<\/a> outlining their vision to manage the transitional period after the war. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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* The FFC-DB was\u00a0formed in November 2022<\/a>*, and consists of two Darfur rebel movements that backed the SAF-RSF coup d\u2019etat in October 2021 (the\u00a0Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) led by Jibril Ibrahim, the Sudan Liberation Movement split-off faction headed by Minni\u00a0Minawi (SLM-MM), the Democratic Justice Alliance\u00a0chaired by former rebel leader Mubarak Ardol, and the mainstream Democratic Unionist Party in early November last year. The alliance\u00a0also includes<\/a>\u00a0the Republican Party, the Beja Nazirs Council wing chaired by Sayed Tirik, the National Movement Forces coalition of former Darfur leader\u00a0El Tijani Sese<\/a>, and a number of split-off groups from mainstream political parties.<\/em> The mainstream FFC (FFC-Central Council) earlier\u00a0refused to cooperate<\/a>\u00a0with \u201cparties that are not interested in democracy\u201d such as the members of the Democratic Bloc.<\/em><\/p>\n