Sudan and South Sudan - Security Council, 9727th meeting

Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 01:39:41
• Production Date: 18 September 2024
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: MARTHA AMA AKYAA POBEE; JOYCE MSUYA
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL
• Subject Topical: ARMED CONFLICTS; VIOLENCE; HUMANITARIAN CRISIS; POLITICAL CRISIS; DISPLACED PERSONS; PERIODIC REPORTS; GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE; HUMAN RIGHTS IN ARMED CONFLICTS; HUNGER; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; ARMED GROUPS; INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS; CIVIL WAR; ETHNIC CONFLICT; DEATH; FOOD SHORTAGE; HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES; FOOD AID; LEGITIMACY OF GOVERNMENTS; POLITICAL VIOLENCE; SUDAN SITUATION; ARMS EMBARGO
• Geographic Subject: SUDAN; SUDANO-SAHELIAN REGION; DARFUR
• MAMS Id: 3266600
• Parent Id: 3255944
• Alternate Title: MTG SC 9727 SUDAN 18 SEPT 2024 PM

Description

Briefers: 

Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations 

Joyce Msuya, Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator 

A new wave of large-scale fighting between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces broke out in the city of El Fasher on 12 September, a senior UN official told the Security Council, reporting that hundreds of thousands of people trapped in the capital of North Darfur, Sudan, are now “at risk of the consequences of mass violence”.

In the following discussion, Council members expressed concern over the plight of civilians trapped by the fighting in and around El Fasher. While some welcomed positive humanitarian developments — such as the opening of the Adre crossing — others underscored that more is needed, including a humanitarian pause in the conflict. Along those lines, members also urged the warring parties to de-escalate the situation and stressed that outside actors must respect the arms embargo that the Council has established for Darfur.

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