Protection of civilians in armed conflict - Security Council, 9831st meeting

Protection of civilians in armed conflict.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 02:06:43
• Production Date: 6 January 2025
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: AMAR BENDJAMA; AL-HARITH IDRISS AL-HARITH MOHAMED; EDEM WOSORNU
• Corporate Name: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION - FAO; SECURITY COUNCIL
• Subject Topical: ARMED CONFLICTS; HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; VIOLENCE; POLITICAL CRISIS; PERIODIC REPORTS; DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY; FOOD SECURITY; HUNGER; STATISTICS; ARMED GROUPS; CIVIL WAR; FOOD; FOOD CROPS; FOOD SUPPLY; DEATH; FOOD SHORTAGE; REPORTING PROCEDURES; SUDAN SITUATION
• Geographic Subject: SUDAN
• MAMS Id: 3327806
• Parent Id: 3327629

Description

Noting Famine Conditions Present in Sudan, Senior Humanitarian Official, Briefing Security Council, Stresses Need for Immediate Cessation of Hostilities Hunger and starvation in Sudan are spreading because of decisions made each day to continue the conflict, irrespective of civilian cost, United Nations aid officials told the Security Council, as they urged members to push for a ceasefire and the lifting of restrictions impeding humanitarian work. 

Despite the increasing danger, there has been some progress. On 25 December 2024, a convoy of 28 trucks arrived in Khartoum with food, nutrition supplies and other assistance — the largest UN convoy to reach the capital since the beginning of the crisis and following many weeks of negotiations. 

Briefer: Ms. Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 

Briefer: Ms. Beth Bechdol, Deputy Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 

Statement: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Statement: Guyana (on behalf of: informal co-focal points on conflict and hunger (Guyana, Slovenia)) 

Statements: Slovenia, Pakistan Statement: Sierra Leone (on behalf of: A3, Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Somalia)

Statements: Panama, France, China, Denmark, United States of America, Russian Federation, Republic of Korea, Greece 

Statements: Sudan, Egypt 

 

Related Sites and Documents

UN Press Coverage

IPC Food Security for Sudan

IPC Q4 2024 Report on Food Security in Sudan