SUDAN – United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres met with Kamil Idris, the de facto prime minister in Sudan’s army-led government based in Port Sudan, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Friday, 26 September 2025. The discussion focused on the worsening war in Sudan, with Guterres expressing deep concern over the conflict and emphasizing the urgent need for a permanent ceasefire that could open the way to a political solution.