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UN envoy Pekka Haavisto's first tour of the Gulf conducted in quiet discretion

Pekka Haavisto, the UN special envoy for Sudan, in Berlin, on 15 April 2026.
Pekka Haavisto, the UN special envoy for Sudan, in Berlin, on 15 April 2026. © Odd Andersen/AFP
The United Nations' new special envoy for Sudan made a brief stop in Riyadh, Doha and Abu Dhabi in early May. While the first two stages were confirmed by the monarchies, the Emirati leg remains shrouded in thick diplomatic silence. [...]
Updated on 14/05/2026 at 11:20 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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