If the UN charter means anything, the security council must intervene in Sudan | Adama Dieng

As the warring country's de facto leader attends the general assembly in New York, it's an opportunity to exert pressure

Hearing the horror stories from Sudan, from refugees who have managed to escape or from some of the millions who have been forcibly displaced inside the country, one can only conclude that humanity is once again on trial. We are spectacularly failing not only the people of Sudan but also those who work in the service of peace. From what is happening now in Sudan, it is clear humanity has learned nothing from Rwanda, Kosovo and elsewhere.

The outbreak of the conflict, on 15 April, did not happen in a vacuum. The signs had been there; it was simply a matter of when, not if. While the 2019 overthrow of the country's longtime dictator, Omar al-Bashir, after months of popular protests, had provided a reprieve to the population and brought hope for the future, the events in the aftermath of the revolution pointed to a country divided.