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B100187/2025

B100186/2025

Motion for a European Parliament resolution on the severe political, humanitarian and human rights crisis in Sudan, in particular the sexual violence and child rape

The European Parliament,

– having regard to its previous resolutions on Sudan,

– having regard to Rule 150(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

A. whereas Sudanthe iswar experiencingin anSudan unprecedentedthat crisisbroke followingout thein conflictApril 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) sincehas Aprilled 2023;to a humanitarian catastrophe; whereas Sudan is facing a severe hunger crisis with millions of people experiencing acute food insecurity;

B. whereas thesince ongoingthe violencestart hasof ledthe toconflict, amore catastrophicthan humanitarian8 situation,million withpeople overhave 11.5been milliondisplaced internally displacedand ofover which3 overmillion 53%have arefled children;to neighbouring countries;

C. whereas 24,800,000 people need humanitarian assistance, out of which 13,600,000 are children;

C. whereas sexual violence is being committed on a massive scale; whereas according to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, over half of reported rape cases in Sudan were gang rape, indicating that sexual violence is being used as a weapon of war;

D. whereas in less than two years, the number of people at risk of gender-based violence (GBV) has more than tripled to an estimated 12.1 million people, 25 per cent of the population; whereas 221 rape cases against children were reported in 2024;

D. whereas according to UNICEF, children under five, including babies, are among victims of sexual violence;

E. whereas the ongoing hostilities have resulted in the widespread recruitment and use of child soldiers, forced marriages, and abductions;

E. whereas the RSF and their allies systematically commit ethnic cleansing and targeted violence against the ethnic Massalit and black Christian communities in Darfur;

F. whereas famine in Sudan has been confirmed and humanitarian aid is being obstructed by the warring parties and affected by the suspension of USAID, exacerbating food insecurity, malnutrition, the spread of disease and collapse of the health care system;

1. Is very concerned about the ongoing humanitarian disaster in Sudan; strongly condemns the grave violence against civilians by both the SAF and RSF; strongly condemns the widespread sexual violence;

1. Strongly condemns the ongoing violence and the grave human rights violations committed by both the SAF and RSF, particularly the use of sexual violence and child rape as weapons of war;

2. Is very concerned about the destabilising effect of mass displacements in the whole region; notes that according to the Egyptian government, 1.2 million Sudanese have arrived since April 2023 but that the real number is, according to local organisations, significantly higher; notes that according to statistics, there is an increased movement of Sudanese refugees to Europe; insists on the regional placement of Sudanese refugees; observes that both the Syrian and Sudanese crises underline the need of an externalisation of asylum policy and regional protection areas;

2. Calls for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire and the resumption of inclusive peace negotiations under the auspices of the African Union, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and the UN;

3. Condemns the systematic atrocities committed by the RSF against Christians in Darfur;

3. Demands an end to all forms of sexual and gender-based violence, including conflict-related sexual violence, and calls for effective measures to protect women and children and hold perpetrators accountable;

4. Notes that weapons and ammunition from China, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Yemen and the United Arab Emirates are being imported in large quantities into Sudan;

4. Calls for the full and immediate access of humanitarian aid to all affected populations and the establishment of humanitarian corridors, ensuring the safety of aid workers;

5. Notes that throughout history, sanctions against Sudan have never worked and have caused only more misery to the population; considers that the sanctions imposed by the US against the leaders of RSF and SAF are a way of deflecting responsibility and do not address the historical and systemic causes of the conflict;

5. Urges Sudanese authorities and all warring factions to respect international humanitarian law and cease the recruitment and use of child soldiers;

6. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Vice- President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the European External Action Service, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the United Nations.

6. Urges the Council to adopt targeted measures on entities and high-level commanders responsible for serious violations, including Abdel Raheem Hamdan Dagalo, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo “Hemedti” and Abu Aqla Keikel;

7. Urges the Council and Commission to take action towards countries violating the existing arms embargo on Darfur, and to support the expansion of the embargo to all of Sudan;

8. Urges the EU and its Member States to support the ICC’s investigation into crimes and atrocities in Darfur, and to support the mandate of the UN Fact Finding Mission on Sudan;

9. Urges the EU and its Member States to increase humanitarian support and to continue funding local resilience and protection programmes, such as school meals, emergency rooms, early warning mechanisms and human rights monitoring;

10. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the African Union, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, the UN Secretary-General, and the Sudanese authorities.