The European Union (EU) on Wednesday condemned the escalation of fighting in Sudan and large-scale attacks against civilians, and said it agrees to adopt sanctions as a means to end the conflict and promote peace.
“The EU is ready to consider using all the means at its disposal, including restrictive measures, to help end the conflict and promote peace,” it said in a statement, condemning the continued refusal of the parties to the conflict, since 15 of April. in search of a peaceful solution.
The urgency of “promptly negotiating a lasting ceasefire to ensure the protection of the people of Sudan” is highlighted in the note, which calls for actors regardless of the ceasefire to allow and facilitate the provision of humanitarian aid.
To “break the cycle of impunity, those responsible for atrocities must be identified and held accountable,” argues the European Union, which supports the collection of evidence on serious human rights violations.
Brussels says it is particularly concerned by reports of “large-scale attacks on civilians and civilian areas, especially on ethnic grounds, particularly in Darfur, with horrific reports of widespread sexual violence and targeted gender-based killings.”
Senior United Nations (UN) officials on Wednesday denounced the rise in violence, including sexual violence, against women and girls in Sudan, where power struggles between two rivals have lasted for nearly three months.
The EU also expresses “deep concern over the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation” and promises to maintain support for the people of Sudan, “especially the women and young people who led a peaceful revolution four years ago”, recalling the 256.4 million euros affected in 2023 for humanitarian aid and development in the country.
The exact number of victims of the fighting, between the militias of the Rapid Intervention Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army, cannot be accurately counted due to the insecurity situation, but at least 1,173 civilians died and 11,704 were injured, according to data. of the World Health Organization (WHO), citing the Ministry of Health of Sudan, in mid-June.
Source: TSF
