Security Council
Sudan and South Sudan - Security Council, 9822nd meeting
As indiscriminate killings, sexual violence and famine deepen the crisis in Sudan, the Security Council must rise to the challenge of delivering lasting peace in that country, that body heard from both humanitarian officials and Member States.
Noting that the war in Sudan has now raged for over 20 months, Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy in the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, highlighted the “unbearable” numbers of civilians killed and injured there.
She reported that Thomas Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, held discussions with Sudanese authorities in November, which led to agreement on increased humanitarian presence in key locations.
Presidency: His Excellency Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State, United States of America
Briefer: Ms. Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Briefer: Ms. Shayna Lewis, Senior Adviser and Sudan Specialist, Preventing and Ending Mass Atrocities (PAEMA)
Briefer: Mr. Saad Bahr el-Din, Sultan of the Masalit
Statement: His Excellency Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State, United States of America
Statement: His Excellency José De La Gasca, Minister of Government, Ecuador
Statement: His Excellency Thomas Gürber, State Secretary, Switzerland
Statement: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Statement: Algeria (on behalf of: Algeria, Guyana, Mozambique, Sierra Leone)
Statements: China, Republic of Korea, Malta, Japan, France, Slovenia, Russian Federation
Statements: Sudan, Türkiye, Egypt, United Arab Emirates