War erupted in the African nation in April 2023 due to a power struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces.
Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy addresses the UN Security Council, as chair, during a meeting on the situation on Sudan and South Sudan, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, on Nov 18, 2024. Brendan McDermid/Reuters
Russia on Nov. 18 vetoed a United Nations Security Council draft resolution calling for the two warring parties in Sudan to immediately lay down their arms and allow the delivery of humanitarian aid.
Moscow was the only member of the 15-strong council to object to the measure put forward by Britain and Sierra Leone.
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