UN chief alarmed by the intensifying conflict and worsening humanitarian conditions in Sudan [SOUND]

# United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, has described the situation in Sudan as a catastrophe of staggering scale and brutality. The ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has plunged the country deeper into turmoil. More than 12.4-million people have been displaced across Sudan. Guterres’ deputy spokesperson, Farhan Haq, says the only way to ensure the protection of civilians is to end this senseless conflict: