UN aid chief proposes warring Sudan parties commit to safe aid access

U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths proposed the warring Sudan parties back a "Declaration of Commitments" to guarantee the safe passage of humanitarian relief," a U.N. spokesperson said on Tuesday.

"Mr. Griffiths is encouraged that this Declaration has also been consulted upon in the Jeddah talks," Deputy U.N. spokesperson Farhan Haq said.

"He hopes the Declaration can be endorsed as soon as possible so that the relief operation can scale up swiftly and safely to meet the needs of millions of people in Sudan," Haq told reporters.