Sudan and South Sudan - Security Council, 9947th meeting

‘De-escalation urgently needed’, Security Council told, as Sudan conflict shifts to Darfur, Kordofan.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 02:01:59
• Production Date: 27 June 2025
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: MARTHA AMA AKYAA POBEE
• Corporate Name: DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND PEACEBUILDING AFFAIRS - DPPA; DEPARTMENT OF PEACE OPERATIONS - DPO; UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND - UNICEF
• Subject Topical: SOUTH SUDAN SITUATION; SUDAN SITUATION; CONFLICT; AID PROGRAMMES; HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; CIVILIAN PROTECTION; CEASEFIRES; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; CHILDREN; RELIEF PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE; HUNGER; CHOLERA
• Geographic Subject: SUDAN; SOUTH SUDAN; DARFUR
• MAMS Id: 3418776
• Parent Id: 3418439
• Alternate Title: MTG SC 9947 SUDAN SOUTH SUDAN 27 JUN 2025 AM

Description

The warring parties in Sudan appear “unrelenting” in their resolve to pursue military objectives, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today, warning of the growing risk of regional instability and spillover conflict. 

“For too long, the conflict in Sudan has gravely imperilled lives of Sudanese civilians,” underscored Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, pointing to increased and indiscriminate aerial assaults by both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, and continuous attacks on civilian populations and infrastructure. 

She noted that the focus of the fighting has shifted to the Darfur and Kordofan regions, with El Obeid in north Kordofan emerging as a key flashpoint. Voicing concern about the use of advanced weaponry, including long-range drones, which has expanded hostilities in previously stable areas, she urged that “de-escalation is urgently needed”, warning that this trend is likely to intensify during the rainy season as movement on the ground becomes more difficult. 

The consequences of the conflict extend beyond Sudan’s borders, she pointed out, expressing concern about reports of clashes at the Sudan-Libya-Egypt tri-border zone, involving the Sudanese Armed Forces, the Rapid Support Forces, and forces affiliated with the Libyan National Army, which mark a serious escalation. She also noted the presence of the Rapid Support Forces in Abyei and the north-eastern Central African Republic. 

• Briefer: Ms. Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations 
• Briefer: His Excellency Joonkook Hwang, Permanent Representative, Republic of Korea, in his capacity as Chair, Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning the Sudan 
• Briefer: Ms. Shayna Lewis, Sudan Specialist and Senior Adviser, Preventing and Ending Mass Atrocities (PAEMA) 
• Statements: All Council members, with Guyana speaking on behalf of: Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Somalia 
• Statements: Sudan, Egypt, United Arab Emirates 

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