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21 Oct 2026
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Finnish diplomat Pekka Haavisto, the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Sudan, urged delegates in Geneva to explore practical ways to de-escalate the conflict. He called on them to use their channels of engagement to build confidence and help create conditions for a comprehensive ceasefire.
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“Our first session, devoted to de-escalation, will offer an opportunity to explore practical ways forward,” said Pekka Haavisto, Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Sudan, in a call to delegates to identify measures and use their “respective channels of engagement [to] build confidence and help create conditions conducive to a comprehensive ceasefire”.
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