Warring sides committed to a week-long ceasefire starting on Thursday.

However, Reuters reported that the United Nations pressed Sudan’s warring factions on Wednesday to guarantee safe passage of humanitarian aid after six trucks were looted and air strikes in the capital undermined a supposed truce.

Previous ceasefires have been extended despite heavy fighting.

100,000 people have fled Sudan, while 330,000 are internally displaced, according to the UN.

Last week Sudan’s Army head Burhan agreed to send an army representative to Juba to negotiate the IGAD peace initiative. RSF hasn’t yet confirmed it would be sending a representative.

The UN Envoy for Sudan Volker Perthes told Aljazeera that countries in the region were invited to host Al- Burhan and Hemedti to mediate between them. Pethes added to Aljazeera that the way out now from the crisis in Sudan is
to reach a truce and a clear mechanism to monitor its implementation.

“U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths said he hoped to have face-to-face meetings with Sudan’s warring parties within two to three days to secure guarantees from them for aid convoys to deliver relief supplies,” Reuters reported.

Perthes warned that if any party in Sudan refused to respond to dialogue, it will be isolated internationally even if it wins the conflict.

A large ship is expected to arrive at Jeddah from Port Sudan, believed to be carrying thousands of refugees,

Aljazeera/Agencies.