Guterres dispatches UN 'relief chief' to Sudan as humanitarian crisis deepens

In light of the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Sudan, Secretary-General António Guterres is sending UN Humanitarian Affairs chief Martin Griffiths to the region immediately, the global body announced on Sunday.

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