ALBAWABA - Sudanese authorities rejected the UN calls for the deployment of an "independent and impartial force" to provide displaced civilians across Sudan with the necessary protection, as war continues to rage through the country.
Several independent UN experts released a statement accusing Sudan's warring parties of committing severe human rights violations that could amount to war crimes.
"Both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), as well as their respective allies, were found to be responsible for patterns of large-scale violations, including indiscriminate and direct attacks carried out through airstrikes and shelling against civilians," the report reads.
Mohamed Chande Othman, Chair of the Fact-Finding Mission, stated that the severity of the report's findings "underscores the urgent and immediate action to protect civilians,".
In a statement commenting on the report's findings, the Sudanese Foreign Ministry said that "the Sudanese government rejects in their entirety the recommendations of the UN mission,".
The statement attacked the fact-finding mission, calling it "a political and illegal body", stating that the recommendations offered by the mission are a "flagrant violation of their mandate,".
The UN also proposed increasing the existing arms embargo in Darfur, as specified in Security Council Resolution 1556 and subsequent resolutions, to include all of Sudan. This approach tries to reduce the supply of guns, ammunition, and other assistance to the warring sides, preventing the conflict from escalating further.
On a visit to Sudan on Sunday, World Health Organization director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated: "The scale of the emergency is shocking, as is the insufficient action being taken to curtail the conflict and respond to the suffering it is causing,".
Meanwhile, the UN proposed increasing the existing arms embargo in Darfur, as specified in Security Council Resolution 1556 and subsequent resolutions, to include all of Sudan. This approach tries to reduce the supply of guns, ammunition, and other assistance to the warring sides, preventing the conflict from escalating further.
