On the threat of famine following the spread of conflict in Sudan
B-9-2024-0078
on behalf of the PPE Group · Rapporteur: Janina Ochojska, Željana Zovko, David McAllister, Andrius Kubilius, Vangelis Meimarakis, Luděk Niedermayer, Vladimír Bilčík, Peter Pollák, Michaela Šojdrová, Jiří Pospíšil, Ivan Štefanec, Tom Vandenkendelaere, Inese Vaidere
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This is a motion for a resolution on the threat of famine following the spread of conflict in Sudan. Parliament calls on all parties to the conflict to cease hostilities immediately, fulfil their Jeddah commitments and seek a negotiated solution.¶¶ It asks external parties to stop interfering and instead support durable peace, and urges equitable access to humanitarian relief for civilians facing shortages of food, water and fuel.¶ It urges all parties to act to avert a hunger catastrophe in the upcoming lean season for the nearly 18 million people facing acute food insecurity.¶ It calls for safe, timely and unhindered access for the World Food Programme and other humanitarian actors, and condemns violations of human rights and international humanitarian law by the conflicting parties.¶¶
Key points
- Calls on all parties to the conflict to immediately cease hostilities, facilitate humanitarian access, including by fulfilling their Jeddah commitments, and seek a negotiated solution.¶
- Calls on external parties to the conflict to refrain from interferences fomenting conflict and instability and instead support efforts for a durable peace.
- Underlines the need to assure equitable access to humanitarian relief for civilians experiencing ongoing fighting and shortages of food, water and fuel, limited communications and electricity, and very high prices of essential items.¶
- Urges all parties of the conflict to act to avert a hunger catastrophe in the upcoming lean season to help the nearly 18 million people across Sudan facing acute food insecurity.¶
- Calls for all parties to give safe, timely and unhindered access to the World Food Programme and other humanitarian actors, as they cannot safely access people in the worst-affected conflict zones.¶
- Condemns violations of human rights and international humanitarian law committed by the conflicting parties, leading to the loss of thousands of lives.¶
Who is affected
- Parties to the conflict in Sudan: called on to cease hostilities, fulfil Jeddah commitments and seek a negotiated solution.¶
- External parties to the conflict: called on to refrain from interference and support durable peace.
- Civilians in Sudan: need equitable access to humanitarian relief amid fighting and shortages.¶
- World Food Programme and other humanitarian actors: need safe, timely and unhindered access to worst-affected conflict zones.¶