attempts by other countries to evacuate their citizens from sudan have been abandoned because it is currently too dangerous to move. the head of the sudanese army says he can see only a military solution to the fighting. general abdel fattah al burhan has said he sees no room for talks with paramilitaries of the rapid support forces. in new york, the un secretary general antonio guterres appealed for an immediate, three day truce to mark the muslim holiday of eid. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding has sent this report. another sunrise over khartoum, but still no sign of the promised ceasefire in sudan s shell shocked capital. across this vast country, hospitals are increasingly overwhelmed. these, the victims of a power struggle between two rival armies, a war that s being waged in crowded cities with no regard for civilian life. doctors can t even reach many of the wounded. 0ur volunteers didn t feel safe to go and to provide service apart from hospitals very close to
live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin in sudan, where thousands continue to flee the worsening violence between rival military factions. the fighting started nearly a week ago and so far it s claimed at least 350 lives. civilians in the capital khartoum who are trapped between the factions are running low on food and water. efforts are under way to secure a three day truce to mark the muslim holiday of eid al fitr. our correspondent andrew harding has the latest. another sunrise over khartoum. but still no sign of the promised ceasefire in sudan s shell shocked capital. across this vast country, hospitals are increasingly overwhelmed. these are the victims of a power struggle between two rival armies, a war that has been waged in crowded cities with no regard for civilian life. doctors can t even reach many of the wounded. our volunteers live in fields and provide service apart from hospitals, very close to their
security council as a slap in the face to the international community . ukraine s foreign minister urged council members to thwart any russian attempts to abuse the position. the presidency is largely ceremonial although it oversees the agenda. now on bbc news, traces left behind: a migrantjourney. every year, thousands of migrants try to make their way to europe. as they leave their homelands behind them, the possessions they take with them give us a sense of who they are. remnants of a painful past or glimpses or a more hopeful future. some dedicated people on the italian island of lampedusa have saved some of those items. where are these people? where are they? i m here to see if i can trace just one person through one of these lost objects and shed new life on this dangerous journey taken by so many. my name is thomas naadi and i m a bbc correspondent. i m based in ghana, my country, but my journey starts here in lampedusa. this has long been an arrival spot for refuge