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European Parliament resolution on the escalation of the war and the humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan

(2025/2984(RSP))

The European Parliament,

Removed– having regard to its previous resolutions on Sudan,

Added– having regard to its previous resolutions on Sudan, in particular those of 15 June 2023 on the humanitarian situation in Sudan, in particular the death of children trapped by fighting, and of 13 March 2025 on the severe political, humanitarian and human rights crisis in Sudan, in particular the sexual violence and child rape,

Added– having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,

Added– having regard to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the additional protocols thereto,

Added– having regard to the efforts to mediate peace in Sudan, particularly those led by the African Union, the UN, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, Saudi Arabia and the United States,

Added– having regard to UN Security Council Resolutions 1556 (2004) and 2736 (2024), and to all other relevant UN Security Council resolutions concerning Sudan,

Added– having regard to the relevant resolutions of the UN Human Rights Council on the human rights situation in Sudan,

Added– having regard to Council Decisions (CFSP) 2024/383, (CFSP) 2024/1784, (CFSP) 2024/2655, (CFSP) 2024/3154, (CSFP) 2025/377 and (CFSP) 2025/1481 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Sudan,

Added– having regard to the Council conclusions on Sudan, approved by the Foreign Affairs Council at its meeting on 20 October 2025,

– having regard to the statement on Sudan of 20 November 2025 by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on behalf of the European Union,

Removed– having regard to the joint statement of 12 September 2025 by Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the United States (the Quad) on restoring peace and security in Sudan,

Added– having regard to its resolution of 23 October 2025 on renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola Summit,

Changed– having regard to theRules Universal136(2) Declarationand (4) of Humanits RightsRules of 1948,Procedure,

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Removed– having regard to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 1966,

AddedA. whereas the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that began in April 2023 has evolved into the world’s biggest and gravest humanitarian and protection crisis, causing mass displacement (both internally and into neighbouring countries) – with more than 7.2 million people displaced internally and more than 4.2 million refugees, asylum seekers and returnees fleeing to neighbouring countries – food insecurity and widespread human rights violations; whereas nearly two thirds of Sudan’s population is in dire need of humanitarian assistance, including 16 million children, in a context marked by mass displacement, famine, widespread attacks on civilians and humanitarian and medical workers, and the collapse of essential services;

Removed– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child of 1989,

AddedB. whereas the RSF captured El Fasher on 26 October 2025 after an 18-month siege, triggering mass murder and mass atrocities including summary executions, systematic sexual violence, torture and ethnically targeted killings;

Removed– having regard to the UN Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination based on Religion or Belief of 1981,

AddedC. whereas the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission (IIFFM) for the Sudan has documented the use of rape as a particularly cruel weapon of war, including public sexual violence and gang rape, and the use of forced marriage, putting millions of people at risk of gender-based violence;

Removed– having regard to Rule 136(2) of its Rules of Procedure,

AddedD. whereas in its report, the IIFFM found that both parties to the conflict are violating international law and that these violations amount to international crimes, with the RSF having committed war crimes and crimes against humanity and the SAF having committed violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law that also amount to war crimes; whereas the violations committed by both parties include ethnically and religiously targeted violence, starvation as a weapon of war, mass sexual violence (including child rape), forced recruitment of children, arbitrary detentions, and other grave abuses;

RemovedA. whereas Sudan has experienced recurrent conflict since independence in 1956; whereas successive military and Islamist-led regimes have fuelled long-standing tensions between communities, culminating in the outbreak of large-scale violence in Darfur in 2003; whereas the International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for individuals accused of atrocity crimes committed in Darfur;

AddedE. whereas both parties have weaponised humanitarian assistance, hampering free and unhindered access by humanitarian organisations to those in need;

RemovedB. whereas the joint military coup carried out by the leaders of both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in October 2021 reversed the limited democratic progress made after the overthrow of Omar al-Bashir’s Islamist regime in 2019; whereas since the coup, individuals affiliated with the former regime have regained influence across state structures;

AddedF. whereas all countries involved in exerting external influence on Sudan are playing a major role in prolonging the conflict within the country;

RemovedC. whereas in April 2023, fighting erupted between the SAF and the RSF in the capital Khartoum, subsequently spreading across the country; whereas credible reports indicate that both the SAF and the RSF have committed grave violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law; whereas estimates suggest that more than 150 000 people may have been killed since the conflict began;

AddedG. whereas all parties to the conflict are violating international human rights and humanitarian law, with most violations amounting to war crimes; whereas the RSF’s conduct may also constitute crimes against humanity, including persecution and extermination, and their tactics include systematic attacks against civilians, intimidation of populations, journalists and media workers, and efforts to destabilise institutional authority;

RemovedD. whereas in late October 2025, the RSF seized the city of El Fasher following an 18-month siege, consolidating control over most of western Sudan; whereas fighting has since escalated in the Kordofan region, located between RSF-held western territories and SAF-held territory in the east;

AddedH. whereas children are at particular risk, with UNICEF reporting several hundred cases of children being raped since the start of 2024; whereas the real figures are expected to be much higher; whereas large numbers of children in Sudan are unable to attend school as a result of ongoing closures and displacement, exposing them to heightened risks and denying them access to education;

RemovedE. whereas places of worship have been targeted, attacked and misused for military purposes by both the SAF and the RSF over the course of the current conflict, in violation of international humanitarian law; whereas churches have been deliberately targeted, attacked and occupied during military offensives;

AddedI. whereas the EU has committed EUR 273 million for the region, including EUR 161 million specifically for Sudan;

RemovedF. whereas Sudan’s current civil war continues to have a devastating impact on civilians, with UN agencies describing the conflict as both the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and the world’s largest displacement crisis;

AddedJ. whereas the EU continues to provide emergency life-saving aid that is needs-driven and guided by humanitarian principles in order to ensure immediate relief and protection for the most vulnerable populations, to provide essential assistance and monitor human rights abuses, and to respond to the severe food security and nutrition crisis in the country and provide humanitarian support for basic services; whereas women’s organisations, resistance committees and community responders remain central to protecting civilians and documenting violations;

RemovedG. whereas since the outbreak of the war in April 2023, multiple regional and international efforts have sought to end the fighting between the SAF and the RSF; whereas no sustained cessation of hostilities has been achieved to date;

AddedK. whereas the war is sometimes considered a proxy war in which Sudan has become the battlefield for competition for natural resources such as gold, gum arabic, iron ore, copper and uranium;

RemovedH. whereas the EU and its Member States are the largest humanitarian donors to Sudan; whereas on 11 November 2025, the EU allocated another EUR 1 million in humanitarian aid to Sudan, with EU support for 2025 thus amounting to EUR 272 million, and to EUR 573 million for the period 2024-2025; whereas EU humanitarian aid is delivered through UN agencies, international organisations, non-governmental organisations and the International Committee of the Red Cross;

AddedL. whereas Parliament, in its October 2025 resolution on renewing the EU-Africa partnership, called on all actors to increase transparency and to effectively ban the entry of all blood minerals into the EU;

RemovedI. whereas the ongoing conflict in Sudan threatens regional stability and creates conditions conducive to the presence and expansion of Islamist and terrorist groups, thereby further destabilising Sudan and neighbouring countries;

AddedM. whereas the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and its partners continue to deliver reproductive health and protection services, but the recent international funding cuts have forced UNFPA to withdraw from more than half of the 93 health facilities it was supporting in Sudan, meaning that only one in four facilities that offer clinical support to rape victims is currently functional;

Removed1. Strongly condemns the escalating violence in Sudan and the grave violations of international law committed by all parties; stresses that there is no viable military solution to the conflict in Sudan and that the continuation of hostilities inflicts unacceptable suffering on civilians and poses increasing risks to regional peace and security;

Added1. Condemns, in the strongest terms, the grave atrocities committed by the RSF in El Fasher and across the rest of Sudan, including widespread, ethnically targeted killings and violence, rape and sexual enslavement, torture, enforced disappearances, attacks on hospitals and humanitarian facilities, and the deliberate starvation of civilians, possibly constituting acts of genocide;

Removed2. Calls on all parties to fully respect international humanitarian law and the commitments made under the Jeddah Declaration, protect civilians and ensure rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian access throughout Sudan; urges the SAF and the RSF to end indiscriminate attacks on civilian infrastructure and to guarantee safe passage for civilians seeking to flee conflict-affected zones;

Added2. Strongly condemns the grave and systematic violations of international humanitarian law and human rights committed by both the RSF and the SAF, including indiscriminate attacks against civilians, ethnically targeted violence, sexual violence, torture, the use of child soldiers, attacks on hospitals and humanitarian facilities, and the deliberate starvation of civilians, possibly constituting acts of genocide;

Removed3. Urges all parties to engage in a credible Sudanese-owned and Sudanese-led political process aimed at achieving a negotiated and sustainable end to the conflict, leading to the establishment of an independent, secular and democratic civilian-led government with broad legitimacy and strong accountability mechanisms;

Added3. Strongly condemns the ongoing conflict in Sudan, which, for a third consecutive year, continues to cause the loss of thousands of lives and immense hardship for the Sudanese people and poses a serious threat to stability and security across the wider region;

Removed4. Stresses that Sudan’s future cannot be shaped by violent extremist groups and networks, including those linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, whose destabilising influence has long fuelled violence and instability in Sudan and across the region;

Added4. Strongly condemns the continuing violence committed by both armed forces in Sudan, and the serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law committed by all parties; condemns the blocking and looting of humanitarian aid and the targeting of humanitarian and medical workers, emergency responders and human rights defenders, which constitute serious violations of fundamental rights and international humanitarian law;

Removed5. Calls for an immediate end to all external military support for the parties to the conflict, as such support fuels and prolongs the war and contributes to Sudan’s destabilisation and that of the wider region; welcomes the stated commitment by US President Trump to seek to end the conflict in Sudan;

Added5. Expresses its full solidarity with the people of Sudan, particularly with those in the areas most affected by siege, famine, displacement and indiscriminate attacks, and pays tribute to local, voluntary and international humanitarian workers operating under extreme conditions, including mutual aid groups such as the Emergency Response Rooms; pays tribute to Sudanese civil society organisations, resistance committees and women’s, workers’ and youth movements;

Removed6. Calls on all parties to respect places of worship and cease all violations of freedom of religion and belief; stresses the need to protect vulnerable communities, who are particularly exposed, and are targeted by Islamist groups;

Added6. Deplores the combatants’ widespread and systematic use, as war tactics, of sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls, including rape, sexual slavery and forced marriage; calls for urgent, survivor-centred responses, including medical, psychosocial and legal support; urges all parties to immediately end these abuses and to ensure that the perpetrators are held accountable; underlines the need to prioritise the protection of women and children in all humanitarian and peacebuilding responses;

Removed7. Stresses the importance of ensuring that Sudanese people fleeing the conflict find safety and protection in the region; warns that the continued conflict risks further fuelling illegal migration flows towards Europe, which are exploited by human trafficking networks and create security-related vulnerabilities for EU Member States;

Added7. Reaffirms Sudan’s sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity; calls for the EU, its Member States and all Sudanese and international actors to uphold Sudan’s sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity, and the legitimacy of the civilian government in Khartoum; rejects any attempt to create parallel or rival authorities or political structures in RSF-controlled areas;

Removed8. 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 governments and parliaments of the Member States, the Government of Sudan and the African Union.

Added8. Stresses that the primary responsibility for ending the conflict rests with the leadership of the RSF, the SAF and their allied militias, and with those providing them with direct or indirect support; urges all external actors to take the necessary measures to end the sale or supply of arms and other military equipment to all parties, as per the arms embargo established by UN Security Council Resolutions 1556 (2004) and 1591 (2005);

Added9. Condemns all forms of external interference fuelling the war in Sudan, including arms transfers, mercenary deployment, gold smuggling and illicit financial networks, which undermine Sudan’s sovereignty and directly contribute to mass atrocities, and stresses that such actions may entail international responsibility; calls for an immediate end to the recruitment of mercenaries and the provision of supplies and military or logistical support to the RSF and allied militias;