War continues to rage in Sudan
Conflict between the SAF and RSF erupted on April 15, 2023. While fighting has been chiefly concentrated in the country’s capital, Khartoum, the conflict has impacted other regions of the country. In Darfur, mass killings and displacement have led to reports of ethnic cleansing.
At least 15,500 people have been killed, with over 10 million displaced within the country, making it the largest displacement crisis globally. More than 12 million people have fled their homes, taking refuge inside and outside the country, with children representing about half of the people displaced.
Expansion of the conflict into Sudan’s “breadbasket", Al Jazirah state, has displaced more than 500,000 people and has exacerbated the country’s food crisis. Meanwhile, the looting of businesses, markets and humanitarian aid warehouses is further contributing to food shortages.
While the conflict in Sudan continues to spread, humanitarian access has become more limited. Intense violence and movement restrictions on humanitarian actors have prevented the delivery of aid, especially in the south of Sudan where needs are highest. ACAPS has rated the constraints on humanitarian access in Sudan as extreme (5 out of 5). As the conflict continues in the face of floundering diplomatic efforts, humanitarian needs will continue to rise–and the ability to meet them will fall.
We endorse: S.4475 - Response to Conflict in Sudan Act of 2024 - Response to Conflict in Sudan Act of 2024 and H.Res.982 - Condemning the continued violence in Sudan.
Furthermore we will be supporting an effort by Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Africa, introduced legislation that would prohibit U.S. arms sales to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) until the Biden Administration can certify that the UAE is no longer providing material support to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan. Reps. James P. McGovern (MA-02), Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Barbara Lee (CA-12), Jonathan Jackson (IL-01), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), and Dan Kildee (MI-08) are original cosponsors.
