UN Secretary-General's Envoy to Sudan Ramtane Lamamra on Wednesday, May 29, stressed keenness on encouraging all parties to reach a peaceful solution to the current crisis and providing protection for civilians in Sudan, Xinhua reports.

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Lamamra made the remarks while meeting with Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council, in Port Sudan, the capital city of the Red Sea State in eastern Sudan, the Sovereign Council said in a statement.

The UN was consulting with all parties to bring viewpoints closer and reach a peaceful solution, Lamamra said.

He said his visit to Sudan aimed to get acquainted with the facts of the situations on the ground and hold consultations with the officials.

He said that the UN was seeking to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in El Fasher, the capital city of North Darfur State, which has been witnessing deadly clashes between the SAF and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to the statement.

"The UN encourages negotiations and hopes they will succeed," said Lamamra, expressing hope that all regional and international partners would positively contribute to ensuring a ceasefire and facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid to those in need.

Sudan has been witnessing deadly clashes between the SAF and the RSF since April 15, 2023, which have killed 15,550 people and displaced 8.8 million others so far, according to the latest estimates by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.