The latter, condemning the current culture of impunity on the ground, stressed: “Attacks against UN peacekeepers may constitute war crimes, and those responsible must be held fully accountable.” The representative of the United States urged accountability for the atrocities committed by the Rapid Support Forces in El Fasher and the reported use of chemical weapons by the Sudanese Armed Forces. Recalling that the Council was repeatedly warned about the consequences of inaction before El Fasher fell, Pakistan’s representative spotlighted the massacre’s “clear” lesson: “Where siege tactics, starvation and indiscriminate attacks against civilians are not stopped, more grave atrocities follow.” He urged: “We cannot allow Kordofan to become the next chapter in the same tragedy.” The representative of the Russian Federation also expressed concern over the destructive actions of the Rapid Support Forces in the south of Sudan, joining others in rejecting attempts to form parallel power structures. Presenting his Government’s “homemade” peace initiative, Sudan’s Transitional Prime Minister, Kamil El-Tayeb Idris, summarized it as follows: “A ceasefire that can be monitored, disarmament that can be enforced, justice that is not selective and reconciliation that is not superficial.” He urged the Council to offer Sudan its “undivided attention and full support”, underscoring that the initiative “can mark the moment when Sudan stepped back from the edge and the international community — you — stood on the right side of history.”
Author: United Nations
Published at: 2025-12-22 23:11:11
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