U.S.-led peace talks between warring parties in Sudan are set to proceed in Geneva this week, even as Sudanese officials say they have not yet agreed to send a delegation. Sudan says the U.S. failed to ensure the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, first commit to respecting an existing agreement, the Jeddah Declaration. Sudan also objects to including the United Arab Emirates as an observer in the negotiations, as they accuse the UAE of supporting the RSF.

This comes amid a spiraling humanitarian disaster in Sudan, where the U.N. has declared famine in a North Darfur camp, and ongoing heavy flooding has led to even more displacement and deaths.