The Sudanese “Forces of Change” appreciates the efforts of the “Jeddah Platform” to end the war

[size=52]The Sudanese “Forces of Change” appreciates the efforts of the “Jeddah Platform” to end the war[/size]

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2023-11-18
The “Forces of Freedom and Change” coalition in Sudan called, on Saturday, for “expanding the umbrella of the forces supporting to stop the war in Sudan, and mobilizing popular efforts to end the war,” appreciating, at the conclusion of meetings in Cairo, which lasted four days, the efforts made in the “Platform.” Jeddah” by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United States, and regional organizations seeking to stop the war.[/size]
[size=45]The participants warned of “clear indicators of fueling and increasing the conflict in Darfur, which will lead to turning the war into a comprehensive civil confrontation among the residents of the regions,” calling for support for “the efforts of the International Fact-Finding Committee” that was formed by the decision of the Human Rights Council to “hold violators accountable and provide justice to the victims.”[/size]
[size=45]The meetings of the Executive Office of the “Forces of Change” began in the Egyptian capital, last Wednesday, and discussed a number of “political and organizational files, the humanitarian situation and issues of violations left by the ongoing conflict in the country.” Participants who spoke to Asharq Al-Awsat confirmed that “the discussions were characterized by clarity on many issues.”[/size]
[size=45]Muhammad Hassan Arabi, a member of the Executive Office of the Forces of Freedom and Change, confirmed to Asharq Al-Awsat, “The coalition’s support for (the Jeddah Platform), and the movements and initiatives undertaken by neighboring countries and (IGAD) in order to end the war.” Arabi added that the meetings discussed many political, military and humanitarian details in more depth, which will help the coalition strengthen its ambitious project to establish “a new homeland by presenting a vision for a founding period that precedes the transitional period that achieves the freedom and change project with a democratic civil transition.”[/size]
[size=45]The coalition approved the organizational steps related to the unity of the civil democratic forces, which were recently completed in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, by announcing the formation of the Civil Democratic Forces Coordination (Taqaddum), while recommending the need to expedite the completion of the relevant arrangements to hold its founding conference within the time frame agreed upon between the components. “Progress”, in addition to outlining the road map and declaring the proposed principles of freedom and change to end the war, achieve peace, and re-establish a post-war Sudan.[/size]
[size=45]According to Khaled Bahr, a member of the Executive Office of the Forces of Freedom and Change, the discussions were characterized by “clarity, frankness and transparency about many matters,” stressing to Asharq Al-Awsat that “the discussions concluded with the necessity of expanding the basis of dialogue with various political forces and active entities in a way that contributes to In expanding the umbrella of supporting forces to stop the war.”[/size]
[size=45]Bahr said that in addition to emphasizing the necessity of confronting and opposing war rhetoric, detailed discussions took place to “activate media performance and review the plan approved in the previous meeting, while emphasizing the necessity of designing a media strategy that supports the coalition’s positions.”[/size]
[size=45]Sherif Othman, Political Secretary of the Congress Party and member of the Executive Office of the Forces of Freedom and Change, told Asharq Al-Awsat that the results of the meetings will be presented to all parties in Sudan, including the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, with the next meeting being held at the end of Next month or early next year at the latest.[/size]
[size=45]Bahr added that agreement was reached in the discussions on the need to move forward in “strengthening the building of an effective front that confronts the war and works to stop it by mobilizing popular effort, with pressure to oblige the two sides of the war to what was agreed upon between them in the (Jeddah Platform) in terms of measures to stop the escalation and build bridges to build.” trust".[/size]
[size=45]In another context, the activities of the “Humanitarian Issues Conference,” organized by a number of Sudanese community organizations over the course of 3 days, were also launched in Cairo on Saturday, in order to review the humanitarian conditions and the efforts of civil society organizations in detail.[/size]
[size=45]The Secretary-General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, Jan Egeland, said that more than 200,000 people have fled Sudan as a result of the destruction of their homes, while the number of displaced people has reached 6 million people inside the country, calling on the international community to “pay attention in order to put an end to the seas of blood and work to support the forces of war.” Peace and humanitarian work.[/size]
[size=45]In his recorded speech to the conference, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, confirmed that more than 3 million Sudanese are at risk of contracting cholera, noting that they are working in a “very difficult environment.”8[/size]
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