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The United Nations Security Council passed a draft resolution to renew the sanctions regime, including an arms embargo, into Sudan's Darfur amid the region's devastation caused by gunfire, during a session in New York on Wednesday.
The sanctions have been in place since 2005, and they are aimed solely at Darfur.
The sanctions, including asset freezes, travel bans and an arms embargo to Sudan, would be extended until September 12, 2025;
The document, proposed by the US, was entitled S/2024/666 and was put to vote among the 15-member organ. The resolution received 15 votes in favour, and was 'adopted unanimously as Resolution 2750 (2024).'
"This adoption sent an important signal to them, that the international community remains focused on their plight and is committed to advancing peace and security in Sudan and the region," stated Robert Wood, US Alternative Representative for Special Political Affairs to the UN, following the vote.
Norwood added that prolonging the sanctions "will restrict the movement of arms into Darfur and sanction individuals and entities contributing to, or complicit in, destabilising activities in Sudan."
Sudan has been experiencing severe turmoil since fighting broke out between the army and the Sudanese Armed Forces (RSF) in April 2023, resulting in the deaths of approximately 18,800 people, as reported by the United Nations in June.
The UN also added that RSF had especially committed ethnically motivated violence against the Masalit people in West Darfur, with accusations of arbitrary killings, torture, rape and other forms of sexual violence.
The conflict has forced more than 10 million people to flee their homes, including 1.8 million who have left the country, making Sudan the country with the highest displacement rates globally, according to the International Organisation for Migration.
World 'committed to advancing peace, security in Sudan' - UNSC extends arms embargo, sanctions on Darfur only
The United Nations Security Council passed a draft resolution to renew the sanctions regime, including an arms embargo, into Sudan's Darfur amid the region's devastation caused by gunfire, during a session in New York on Wednesday.
The sanctions have been in place since 2005, and they are aimed solely at Darfur.
The sanctions, including asset freezes, travel bans and an arms embargo to Sudan, would be extended until September 12, 2025;
The document, proposed by the US, was entitled S/2024/666 and was put to vote among the 15-member organ. The resolution received 15 votes in favour, and was 'adopted unanimously as Resolution 2750 (2024).'
"This adoption sent an important signal to them, that the international community remains focused on their plight and is committed to advancing peace and security in Sudan and the region," stated Robert Wood, US Alternative Representative for Special Political Affairs to the UN, following the vote.
Norwood added that prolonging the sanctions "will restrict the movement of arms into Darfur and sanction individuals and entities contributing to, or complicit in, destabilising activities in Sudan."
Sudan has been experiencing severe turmoil since fighting broke out between the army and the Sudanese Armed Forces (RSF) in April 2023, resulting in the deaths of approximately 18,800 people, as reported by the United Nations in June.
The UN also added that RSF had especially committed ethnically motivated violence against the Masalit people in West Darfur, with accusations of arbitrary killings, torture, rape and other forms of sexual violence.
The conflict has forced more than 10 million people to flee their homes, including 1.8 million who have left the country, making Sudan the country with the highest displacement rates globally, according to the International Organisation for Migration.
Mandatory Credit: UNTV. News use only
The United Nations Security Council passed a draft resolution to renew the sanctions regime, including an arms embargo, into Sudan's Darfur amid the region's devastation caused by gunfire, during a session in New York on Wednesday.
The sanctions have been in place since 2005, and they are aimed solely at Darfur.
The sanctions, including asset freezes, travel bans and an arms embargo to Sudan, would be extended until September 12, 2025;
The document, proposed by the US, was entitled S/2024/666 and was put to vote among the 15-member organ. The resolution received 15 votes in favour, and was 'adopted unanimously as Resolution 2750 (2024).'
"This adoption sent an important signal to them, that the international community remains focused on their plight and is committed to advancing peace and security in Sudan and the region," stated Robert Wood, US Alternative Representative for Special Political Affairs to the UN, following the vote.
Norwood added that prolonging the sanctions "will restrict the movement of arms into Darfur and sanction individuals and entities contributing to, or complicit in, destabilising activities in Sudan."
Sudan has been experiencing severe turmoil since fighting broke out between the army and the Sudanese Armed Forces (RSF) in April 2023, resulting in the deaths of approximately 18,800 people, as reported by the United Nations in June.
The UN also added that RSF had especially committed ethnically motivated violence against the Masalit people in West Darfur, with accusations of arbitrary killings, torture, rape and other forms of sexual violence.
The conflict has forced more than 10 million people to flee their homes, including 1.8 million who have left the country, making Sudan the country with the highest displacement rates globally, according to the International Organisation for Migration.