WASHINGTON A US-led coalition of mediators on Wednesday said it was “appalled by the continuous deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Sudan” and urged warring parties to take steps to protect civilians and allow aid access. The Aligned for Advancing Lifesaving and Peace in Sudan (ALPS) Group -- comprising the US, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the African Union and the UN -- cited “the growing number of people in situations of severe malnutrition and famine,