G7 calls for an end to violence in Sudan
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The foreign ministers of the G7 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States), along with the High Representative of the European Union, condemned the ongoing conflict, atrocities, and gross human rights violations in Sudan, as the world marks two years since the start of the devastating war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces.
In a statement yesterday, the group said that the people of Sudan, particularly women and children, are suffering from the worlds largest displacement and humanitarian crisis as a direct result of the actions of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. Atrocities continue, including widespread conflict-related sexual violence, ethnically motivated attacks, and revenge killings. The group called for an immediate end to these actions.
The group strongly condemned the attacks by the Rapid Support Forces in and around El Fasher on the Zamzam and Abu Shouk camps for internally displaced persons, which caused numerous casualties, including humanitarian workers. It called for the protection of civilians and their safe passage.
The foreign ministers of the group expressed their concern as famine continues to spread throughout Sudan, and at reports of the use of starvation of civilians as a method of warfare. They reiterated that such actions are prohibited under international humanitarian law.
They called on the warring parties to abide by their obligations under international humanitarian law and their commitments under the Jeddah Declaration, which include the crucial responsibility to distinguish at all times between civilians and combatants, and between civilian objects and military objectives.
The groups statement added, "We call on all parties to the conflict to lift obstacles to the delivery of effective humanitarian assistance across the lines of contact, provide safety and security guarantees to local and international humanitarian actors, and allow humanitarian access through all border crossings into Sudan, including through South Sudan and Chad. We recognize the important role of emergency rooms in providing protection to civilians and call for their protection. We also call on all parties to refrain from attacks on critical infrastructure on which civilians depend, including dams and communications systems."
The group called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire and urged both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces to engage meaningfully in serious and constructive negotiations.
They called on all external actors to cease any support that would further fuel the conflict, in accordance with the Declaration of Principles adopted at the International Humanitarian Conference for Sudan and its Neighboring Countries in Paris in 2024 and the UN arms embargo on Darfur.
To ensure sustainable peace in Sudan, any solution to the conflict must be based on the voices of Sudanese civilians. Women, youth, and civil society must be meaningfully included in all peace processes.
The G7 reaffirmed its support for the democratic transition and expressed its solidarity with the people of Sudan in their efforts to chart their countrys future, reflecting their aspirations for freedom, peace, and justice. They also emphasized the paramount importance of Sudans sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity.
G7 members also reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collective diplomatic efforts to end the worlds largest humanitarian crisis and ensure an end to the conflict.
