New York: Europe and the Arabs
With the support of 14 members and Russia's abstention from voting, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution demanding that the Rapid Support Forces stop their siege of El Fasher - the capital of North Darfur State in Sudan - and calls for an immediate cessation of fighting, a reduction in the escalation in El Fasher and its environs, and the withdrawal of all fighters who threaten the safety and security of civilians. According to what was reported in the daily news report of the United Nations
The resolution, drafted by the United Kingdom, demands that all parties to the conflict ensure the protection of civilians, including by allowing those wishing to move to safer areas inside and outside El Fasher to do so.
The resolution notes the need to protect all civilians in accordance with international law, and requests the Secretary-General to make - in consultation with the Sudanese authorities and regional stakeholders - further recommendations for the protection of civilians in Sudan.
In its resolution, the Security Council calls for the full implementation of the Jeddah Declaration on the Commitment to Protect Civilians in Sudan, and requests that the parties to the conflict allow and facilitate the rapid, safe, unhindered and sustained passage of humanitarian relief directed to civilians in need.
The Council notes the measures taken by the Sudanese authorities in this regard and urges them to cooperate further, and reiterates its call on all parties to work in close partnership with United Nations agencies and other humanitarian actors to ensure that humanitarian assistance reaches those who need it, with prior approval and coordination of Sudanese authorities.
It calls on the authorities to reopen the Adre border crossing for the delivery of humanitarian aid, and calls on the parties to withdraw fighters as necessary so that agricultural activities can be carried out throughout the planting season to avoid doubling the risk of famine.
United kingdom
Immediately following the adoption of the resolution, United Kingdom Ambassador Barbara Woodward said that the resolution sends a clear message that the Security Council calls on the Rapid Support Forces to immediately stop the siege of El Fasher, that all parties step back from the brink of the abyss, and that the attack on the city will be disastrous for the 1.5 million people who have taken refuge there.
She said that her country presented this resolution to help secure a local ceasefire around El Fasher and create broader conditions to support de-escalation across the country and ultimately save lives. She explained that the resolution requests the Secretary-General to provide recommendations on supporting the protection of civilians in Sudan, based on the existing good offices efforts and the vital mandate of his Personal Envoy to Sudan, Mr. Ramtane Lamamra.
The British Ambassador indicated that the Security Council, by adopting this resolution, sent a strong signal to the parties to this conflict today, stressing the need to end this brutal and brutal conflict.
She added that today's resolution demonstrates that the Council remains committed to supporting peace efforts in Sudan, "and we look forward to continuing to work across the United Nations throughout the region and with Council members to achieve this goal."
United States of America
US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said that the Security Council should do everything in its power to end the fighting in Sudan and facilitate an immediate increase of large-scale humanitarian aid to people in dire need, stressing that this is why her country voted in favor of the resolution.
She added, "We came together to demand that civilians be protected and that humanitarian aid be allowed to flow freely into Darfur and throughout Sudan and across borders and conflict lines in accordance with international law. We came together to call on all member states to refrain from external interference in this conflict, which, if it continues, will only lead to more instability." ".
She also stressed that they met today to call for an immediate cessation of hostilities, leading to a sustainable solution to this conflict.
She stressed that if warring parties do not respect international humanitarian law and do not facilitate humanitarian access, the Security Council must take action to ensure the delivery and distribution of life-saving aid by considering all the tools at its disposal.
She said that Sudan has become the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, but the international community has ignored this crisis for a long time, noting that "the Sudanese people have noticed and felt the silence and inaction." "We will be watching closely, and if the situation on the ground does not change for the better, this council must take further action," she added.
Russia
After abstaining from voting on the draft resolution, Russia's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Anna Yevstignyeva, described it as contradicting the facts on the ground and ignoring "the comments of the Sudanese themselves." She said that the situation in El Fasher is just a pretext and that it is difficult to determine the purpose of the decision.
She added that her country could not agree to extend a call to all Sudanese parties to ensure humanitarian access, including cross-border access, and said: “We draw the attention of Council members to the fact that control over national borders and the border crossing of any goods is a sovereign matter for the authorities in charge.”
She added that any attempt to what she described as imposing artificial exemptions from this principle or transferring these powers to non-state parties is a clear violation of Sudan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
She called on "some members of the Council" to stop hiding behind noble goals represented by the entry of humanitarian aid into Sudan, in order to promote their unconstructive agendas.
She stressed the need not to exaggerate in describing the problem of food insecurity in Sudan. While she acknowledged the existence of food-related problems, she said that they were not caused by the lack of food supplies, but by the difficulty of distributing them in some areas in addition to the financial situation of the population.
She stressed the importance of cooperation with the Sudanese government - instead of exploiting the problem of hunger - to address the food problem and support agriculture.