Countries request urgent UN debate on Sudan’s Al-Obeid

GENEVA: The UN Human Rights ​Council has received a request for an urgent debate on the situation in Sudan’s ‌al-Obeid, a ‌spokesperson ​said ‌on ⁠Tuesday. “That ​will most ⁠likely take place on Friday,” Pascal Sim, a spokesperson for the ⁠council, told ‌a ‌press briefing ​in ‌Geneva. The request ‌submitted by countries including Britain and Germany follows reports ‌that Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and ⁠allies ⁠are massing forces around the city of Al-Obeid that could result in an escalation of the ​conflict.