A resolution calling on the United Nations Security Council to enforce the existing arms embargo on Darfur and extend it to cover all of Sudan.
United States119th CongressSRES-126Senate
Updated: Mar 12, 2025
Summary
This resolution highlights the devastating conflict in Sudan between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), which has resulted in millions displaced and widespread atrocities, including genocide in Darfur. It notes that existing United Nations Security Council resolutions established an arms embargo on Darfur, initially targeting non-governmental entities and later expanded to include all belligerents. Despite these measures, state and non-state actors continue to supply weapons to both the RSF and SAF, exacerbating the conflict and civilian suffering. The Senate condemns the atrocities and genocide committed by warring parties in Sudan and calls for an immediate end to the violence. It specifically urges the United Nations Security Council to take several actions. These include expanding the Darfur arms embargo to cover all territory and actors within Sudan including dual-use equipment under the list of prohibited material establishing a more stringent sanctions enforcement regime to hold violators accountable creating mechanisms for unfettered humanitarian aid delivery and civilian protection . Furthermore, the resolution calls on the United Nations General Assembly to pass a resolution advocating for a nationwide ceasefire, recognizing the atrocities, and supporting a more effective and inclusive arms embargo on Sudan. It also directs the United States Government to increase support for civil society organizations monitoring atrocities and weapons deliveries, improve monitoring mechanisms, and resume foreign assistance to affected areas. The U.S. Government is also urged to press international partners to condemn atrocities, enforce the embargo, ensure humanitarian access, protect civilians, and pressure the warring factions to end the conflict.
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Timeline
Submitted in Senate
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1716-1717)
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