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Biden urges world to 'stop arming generals' in Sudan

Displaced Sudanese queue for water at a camp in the eastern city of Gedaref on September 23, 2024. [AFP]

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged all countries to cut off weapons supplies to rival generals in Sudan, as the UN chief said he regretted inaction in stopping a war that has triggered a major humanitarian crisis.

"The world needs to stop arming the generals. Speak with one voice and tell them: 'Stop tearing your country apart. Stop blocking aid to the Sudanese people. End this war now,'" Biden told the UN General Assembly.

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