[Dabanga] Geneva -- The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold an urgent debate on Friday, July 3, to "address the human rights situation in and around El Obeid, North Kordofan in the context of the ongoing conflict in the Sudan." The debate in the Assembly Hall at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on Friday morning, is being convened following an official request submitted on Monday, 29 June 2026 by a core group of countries - Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom.