United Nations – Behind the scenes in the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations, the main countries and regional organizations coordinate efforts to try to end the terrible war in SudanWhich created a more destructive humanitarian crisis and displacement in the world.
Alan Bouswell, director of the International Crisis Group project in Horn of Africa, said that the high -level general assembly meeting of this year, which ends on Monday, could be “making or separating” to stop the conflict.
“For the first time since the outbreak of the war in more than two years, the most influential existing forces agreed to this month on a road map to end the war,” he said in a statement. “Now the huge task of trying to persuade the warring parties of Sudan to stop fighting.”
Sudan Fell In mid -April 2023, when the long -running tensions erupted between military commanders and the competing paramilitary forces in the capital, Khartoum, and spread to West Darfur and many of the rest of the country.
at least 40,000 people were killedUN agencies say nearly 13 million displaced people and pushed many to the brink of starvation with more than 24 million food insecurity.
In a major development after a summer of discussions, the United States, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates issued a joint statement on September 12 calling for a three -month humanitarian truce to provide urgent assistance throughout Sudan, followed by a permanent ceasefire.
After that, the four countries said, “A comprehensive, transparent, transition and overeating process within nine months must be launched to meet the aspirations of the Sudanese people towards the creation of an independent civilian -led government smoothly with widespread legitimacy and accountability.”
The group, which described itself as a quadruple, met on the sidelines of the association to discuss the implementation of their road map.
Another meeting also focused on canceling the war on Wednesday by the African Union, the European Union and ministers abroad in Germany, France and the United Kingdom. The representatives of the quad, ten other countries, the Arab countries, the United Nations, and the East Africa Regional Group, IGAD.
A statement issued by the African Union, the European Union, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway and Canada after the meeting urged the warring government and the semi -military rapid support forces to resume direct negotiations to achieve a permanent ceasefire.
He welcomed the statement of September 12 by the quarter, and expressed its support for the efforts of the African Union and the European Union “to coordinate international and bilateral efforts to pressure all Sudanese parties towards the ceasefire, humanitarian action and political dialogue.”
The statement condemned the power of military participation of foreign countries whose name and “non -governmental actors” and urged them to stop fueling the conflict.
In his speech, “The Case of the World”, the Secretary -General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, at the opening of the World Assembly on Tuesday, made a similar appeal to all parties, including countries whose name has not been revealed in the extensive assembly room: “End the external support that feeds this bloodshed.
“In Sudan, civilians are slaughtered, hungry, and silent,” Guterres said. “Women and girls face indescribable violence.”
The Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said in July The court believes that war crimes and crimes against humanity occur in DarfurWhere RSF controls all regional capitals El Fasher in North Darfur.
RSF and their allies announced in late June that they had formed a parallel government in the group -controlled areas. The United Nations Security Council rejected this plan, warning that a competitive government threatens regional integrity in the country and increases the exacerbation of the ongoing civil war.
Transitional Prime Minister Camille, Habib Idris, accused RSF of “systematic killing, torture, rape, rape, insult and the destruction of all components of life”, part of its effort “to control Sudan, land in its wealth and change the population composition of its residents.”
Speaking to the association on Thursday, he stressed the country’s sovereignty and said that the government is committed to a Sudanese road map, including the ceasefire, “accompanied by the withdrawal of the terrorist support militia from the areas and cities it occupies”, including the Cashar.
Al -Qanab said that the civil government that formed it will participate in a national dialogue “that includes all political and societal forces setting the basis for free and fair elections, and positively engaging with regional and international societies.”
The Prime Minister of Chad Allah May Halina told the General Assembly on Thursday that his country, which borders Darfur, is hosting more than two million refugees from Sudan, 1.5 million of them have reached April 2023. He appealed to the international community to help support refugees, saying more.
He said: “We are convinced that the current crisis in Sudan cannot be resolved through weapons, but through peaceful means, through a comprehensive dialogue between the Sudanese,” stressing that Chad is completely neutral in the conflict and is available to contribute to any initiative to end the war.