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Escalation of the war and the humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan

TA-10-2025-0310 · P10_TA(2025)0310 · PE779.006

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Parliament condemns the atrocities in Sudan, including ethnically targeted killings, sexual violence, and starvation, possibly constituting genocide, and calls for an end to hostilities and external interference. It demands humanitarian access, protection of civilians, accountability for perpetrators, and support for Sudanese civil society and a civilian-led transition. It urges the EU to increase funding, impose sanctions, and consider listing the RSF as a terrorist organisation, while expanding the arms embargo to all of Sudan.

Key points

  1. Condemns in the strongest terms the grave atrocities committed by the RSF in El Fasher and across Sudan, including ethnically targeted killings, rape, torture, and deliberate starvation, possibly constituting genocide.
  2. Condemns the escalating violence and grave violations of international law by all parties, stressing there is no military solution and that hostilities pose risks to regional peace.
  3. Condemns the blocking and looting of humanitarian aid and targeting of humanitarian workers, and expresses solidarity with the Sudanese people and tribute to civil society and workers.
  4. Deplores the use of sexual and gender-based violence as war tactics, calls for survivor-centred responses, and urges an end to abuses and accountability for perpetrators.
  5. Reaffirms Sudan's sovereignty and territorial integrity, rejects parallel authorities in RSF-controlled areas, and stresses the primary responsibility of the RSF, SAF, and their allies to end the conflict.
  6. Condemns external interference, including arms transfers and mercenary deployment, and calls for an end to such support and for the recruitment of mercenaries to stop.
  7. Stresses the central role of civil society in any political settlement, calls for their participation and resourcing, and demands a civilian-led transition and support for peace efforts.
  8. Demands safe humanitarian corridors into El Fasher, Kadugli, and El Obeid, monitored by the UN and AU, and calls for a verifiable ceasefire and unimpeded humanitarian access.
  9. Calls for restoration of communication services, an end to internet blackouts, and protection of religious minorities and civilian infrastructure.
  10. Urges an immediate end to hostilities, attacks on civilians, starvation and sexual violence as weapons, and child soldier recruitment, and expresses concern over famine and mass migration.
  11. Calls for accountability, including support for expanding ICC jurisdiction to all of Sudan, establishing an independent judicial mechanism, and conducting national proceedings under universal jurisdiction.
  12. Urges the EU to apply targeted sanctions to key commanders, consider listing the RSF as a terrorist organisation, and expand the arms embargo to cover all of Sudan.

Who is affected

  • The people of Sudan, particularly those in El Fasher, Kadugli, and El Obeid, affected by siege, famine, and attacks.
  • Sudanese civil society, women's organisations, resistance committees, and human rights defenders, who are to be supported and protected.
  • The RSF and SAF leadership, including Generals al-Burhan and Dagalo, targeted for sanctions and accountability.
  • Neighbouring countries hosting Sudanese refugees, called on to open borders and receive increased EU funding.
  • External actors providing support to warring parties, urged to cease support and comply with the UN arms embargo.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 273 million committed by the EU for Sudan and the region, including EUR 161 million for Sudan.
  • More than 7.2 million people displaced internally and more than 4.2 million refugees, asylum seekers, and returnees.
  • 16 million children in dire need of humanitarian assistance.
  • UNFPA forced to withdraw from more than half of the 93 health facilities it was supporting, leaving only one in four functional for clinical support to rape victims.