Sudan's warring parties have convened in Geneva at the invitation of the United Nations to discuss the protection of civilians through potential local cease-fires, according to U.N. officials. However, one of the sides did not attend the talks on the first day.
Senior representatives from the Sudanese army and rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces accepted invitations to meet separately with the U.N. secretary-general's personal envoy. The U.N. spokesperson revealed that one of the delegations did not show up for the scheduled session, but did not specify which side it was.
