Written by Michelle Nichols
The 15-nation council is negotiating a resolution drafted by Britain and could vote on it on Friday, diplomatic sources said. Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month, begins early next week.
The draft resolution also urges “all parties to ensure that all obstacles are removed to enable full, prompt, safe and unimpeded humanitarian access, including across and across borders. “We urge them to comply with their obligations under international humanitarian law.” Text seen by Reuters.
The United States alleges that the belligerents committed war crimes, and that the RSF and allied militias also committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing. The United Nations says nearly 25 million people, half of Sudan's population, are in need of aid, some 8 million have been forced to flee their homes, and hunger is on the rise.
“The international community is not doing nearly enough to address this dire crisis,” U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield told reporters Wednesday.
Last year, 10,000 to 15,000 people were killed in ethnic violence by Arab militias allied to the RSF in just one city in Sudan's West Darfur region, according to a United Nations sanctions monitoring report obtained by Reuters in January. It was done.
Since the outbreak of war on April 15, 2023, the Council has issued only three press statements condemning the violence and expressing concern. It was later repeated in a resolution to close the UN political mission in December, at the request of Sudan's acting foreign minister.
The UN sanctions monitor also said it was a “credible” accusation that the United Arab Emirates had provided military support to the RSF. The UAE denies any involvement in providing military support to Sudan's rival political parties.
The draft UN Security Council resolution calls on all states to “refrain from external interference that seeks to foment conflict and instability, and instead support efforts towards lasting peace.”
Security Council resolutions require at least nine votes in favor and no veto by the United States, Russia, Britain, China, or France for adoption.
(Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Editing by Daniel Wallis)