{"id":80814,"date":"2025-12-22T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/live-security-council-meets-on-escalating-violence-in-sudan\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T12:00:00","slug":"live-security-council-meets-on-escalating-violence-in-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=80814","title":{"rendered":"LIVE: Security Council meets on escalating violence in Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Senior UN political and humanitarian officials are set brief the Security Council this afternoon as members meet to discuss the rapidly deteriorating situation in Sudan, where intensified fighting \u2013 including in the Kordofan region \u2013 has driven widespread civilian harm and displacement. The region has seen a sharp escalation, including a deadly drone attack on a UN peacekeeping base that killed six Bangladeshi peacekeepers. The meeting was requested by Sudan and Transitional Prime Minister, Kamil Eltayeb Idris, is expected to attend. 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