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Marco Rubio, Secretary of State Hamilton International Airport Hamilton Canada November 12, 2025 [Excerpted …] QUESTION:  Sudan. SECRETARY RUBIO:  Oh, yeah.  It’s terrible. QUESTION:  Exactly, and I saw the communique that the G7 put out today.  I mean, what is your take?  Is there anything that can be done right now?  Because the situation — SECRETARY RUBIO:  Unlike the Caribbean, which anybody who told you that was discussed is not being honest with you – not a single person brought it up in any of those – and we had three meetings with the whole group of four – that was discussed, and we’re very concerned.  As you know, we’ve been sponsoring this Quad initiative along with Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates, and I think the fundamental problem we have is that the RSF agrees to things and then never – never follows through with it, so now what you have is a calamity on your hands. And so we’ve – I had meetings on this yesterday.  We discussed it multiple times with multiple countries today, and I think something needs to be done to cut off the weapons and the support that the RSF is getting as they continue with their advances.  I think it’s telling – the humanitarian groups are telling us that some of the levels of malnutrition and suffering that they’re seeing from some of these people who have been able to flee is unprecedented, they’ve said.  They’ve recorded things they’ve never recorded before, and I think even more troubling is that they didn’t have the number of refugees they expected to receive because they assume many of them are either dead or so sick and malnourished they can’t move anymore.  So what’s happening there is horrifying. We have worked I think all the way back to July and August on this Quad because there are countries involved in helping these elements on the ground fighting, and we share many of the same concerns that others do about how that could turn into a nest for jihadist and terrorist activity.  But the …

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Ambassador Jennifer Locetta Alternative Representative for Special Political Affairs New York, New York November 11, 2025 AS DELIVERED Thank you, President. And thank you to our briefers today. Colleagues, South Sudan is on the brink of a renewed, large-scale civil war. Political violence against South Sudanese citizens is escalating. First Vice President Machar is under arrest, and the transitional government is failing to meet the most basic needs of its citizens. South Sudan’s leaders must immediately reverse course. The United States calls on political leaders to engage in direct dialogue and clearly renounce this violence. The international community has provided extraordinary political and economic assistance since South Sudan’s independence. The United States alone has contributed over $9 billion dollars in direct bilateral assistance, in addition to billions of dollars more in contributions to international and regional organizations. Unfortunately, the transitional government has not done its part. Far too often it actively hinders delivery of humanitarian assistance and obstructs UNMISS in their mandated activities and operations. Rather than using public revenue to improve the lives of its citizens, South Sudan’s leaders have instead prioritized personal enrichment. Humanitarian needs today are at an all-time high, despite $25 billion dollars in oil revenue since its independence in 2011. Some international organizations have continued with a “business as usual” approach, calling for more donations without calling out the transitional government for its role in South Sudan’s largely man-made crisis. It is particularly regrettable when UN agency representatives will not hold the host government accountable for these perpetual practices. The transitional government must start using public revenue to pay salaries to public officials – including security services – and to fund health, education, and other essential services. It must also …

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United States Mission to the United Nations John Kelley Acting Representative of the United States New York, New York September 12, 2025 AS DELIVERED Thank you, Mr. President. The United States thanks fellow Council Members for their constructive engagement to renew the Sudan sanctions measures and extend the Panel of Experts mandate. We welcome the alignment of the Panel of Experts and sanctions renewal timelines, which ensures a more cohesive and efficient approach to addressing the crisis in Sudan. Colleagues, the situation in Darfur remains dire, with widespread violence, severe humanitarian challenges, and mass displacement, all repeatedly underscored in the Panel’s reporting. This adoption sends the clear message the international community remains focused on stemming the flow of arms and promoting accountability for those who perpetuate violence and instability in Darfur. The United States remains committed to the Sudanese people and will continue to work with Council members, regional actors, and key stakeholders to protect civilians, enable humanitarian access, and support a path toward peace and reconciliation in Sudan. And with that I thank you, Mr. President. …

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Media Note Office of the Spokesperson September 12, 2025 The following is the text of a joint statement by the Quad: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States of America. Begin Text: At the invitation of the United States, Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the United States, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates have engaged in extensive consultations on the conflict in Sudan, recalling that it has provoked the world’s worst humanitarian crisis and poses grave risks to regional peace and security. Ministers committed to a shared set of principles with regard to ending the conflict in Sudan. First, Sudan’s sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity are essential for peace and stability. Second, there is no viable military solution to the conflict, and the status quo creates unacceptable suffering and risks to peace and security. Third, all parties to the conflict must facilitate rapid, safe, and unhindered humanitarian access and assistance throughout Sudan and through all necessary routes, protect civilians in accordance with international humanitarian law and their commitments under the Jeddah Declaration, and refrain from indiscriminate aerial and ground attacks on civilian infrastructure. Fourth, Sudan’s future governance is for the Sudanese people to decide through an inclusive and transparent transition process, not controlled by any warring party. The Ministers called for a humanitarian truce, for an initial three months, to enable the swift entry of humanitarian aid to all parts of Sudan, to lead immediately to a permanent ceasefire, then an inclusive and transparent transition process should be launched and concluded within nine months to meet the aspirations of the Sudanese people towards smoothly establishing an independent, civilian-led government with broad-based legitimacy and accountability, which is vital for the long-term stability of Sudan and the preservation of its state Institutions. Sudan’s future …

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Media Note Office of the Spokesperson August 20, 2025 The following is the text of a joint statement by the Governments of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the United States of America, and the African Union and United Nations. Begin text: The ALPS coalition is appalled by the continuous deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Sudan, including the growing number of people in situations of severe malnutrition and famine, and by the wide range of access impediments that are delaying or blocking the response in key areas. Civilians continue to pay the highest price for this war.  With the situation in Sudan worsening and humanitarian needs reaching critical levels, urgent action is needed by the conflict parties to protect civilians and allow and facilitate humanitarian access to those in need, in accordance with their obligations under international humanitarian law, and their commitments under the Jeddah Declaration of Commitment to Protect the Civilians of Sudan, signed in May 2023. In this regard, the ALPS coalition calls on the warring parties to: Lift all bureaucratic impediments impinging on and preventing humanitarian activities; Commit to maintain key supply routes open for humanitarian convoys and personnel, including through humanitarian pauses and other arrangements as needed.  This should include the longer-term extension of the Adre crossing, and agreements on the predictable and sustained use of key crossline routes into Darfur and the Kordofan regions as well as additional crossings from South Sudan; Guarantee that humanitarian actors can safely provide assistance in all of Sudan to all civilians in need, and without fear of retaliation if they provide aid in areas controlled by other parties; Ensure safe passage for civilians to access assistance and services; Allow and facilitate a sustained UN humanitarian presence, across the country, notably in areas of acute humanitarian needs, …

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Ambassador Dorothy Shea Acting U.S. Representative New York, New York June 27, 2025 AS DELIVERED Thank you, Madam President. I would like to acknowledge Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee and Ms. Shayna Lewis, and thank you for your briefings, which as others have noted were quite sobering. And thank you, Ambassador Joonkook Hwang, for your stewardship of the 1591 Committee and for your briefing on its recent activities. As the briefers have shared, this conflict continues to be the world’s largest humanitarian crisis – a crisis completely man-made. Sadly, the Sudanese Armed Forces, the Rapid Support Forces, and other armed actors are using the denial of humanitarian assistance as a tactic of war by manipulating humanitarian operations to achieve military and intelligence objectives. Parties to the conflict continue to impede humanitarian access, causing famine, immense loss of life, and wasted resources. All parties – including the SAF and the RSF – need to ensure humanitarian access. And in this regard, we were pleased to hear from ASG Pobee that the UN is pursuing a humanitarian pause. President, the United States proposes the following three actions for the parties to implement their obligations: One, they must remove bureaucratic impediments that delay the dispatch of supplies and personnel. Going forward, all parties should respond within 72 hours from the notification of humanitarian implementors of intended use, contents, and destination of humanitarian assistance; otherwise, aid should be allowed to move forward. Two, the parties must open all border crossings into Sudan for humanitarian purposes, including those from South Sudan into Darfur. Three, visas and presence permits must be issued for humanitarian workers throughout Sudan within one week of application. If Sudan is unwilling to issue visas and permits, the UN and other international organizations should seek to base their response to the …

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Ambassador Dorothy Shea Chargé d’Affaires ad interim New York, New York March 13, 2025 AS DELIVERED Thank you, Madam President. Thank you, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and Medecins Sans Frontieres Secretary General Christopher Lockyear, for your briefings on the horrifying developments in Sudan. The United States condemns in the strongest terms the reported pervasive conflict-related sexual violence, perpetrated most extensively by the RSF and its allied militias. This heinous violence – including rape and gang rape – against women and children as young as one year old, in some cases, is simply unconscionable. Such acts of brutality have been particularly widespread in the Darfur region, as reported by the 1591 Committee’s Panel of Experts. We welcome the Panel’s critical reporting and expertise on these and other issues. But the appalling crimes described by today’s briefers occurred throughout Sudan. In less than two years, the number of people at risk of conflict-related sexual violence has more than tripled to an estimated 12.1 million people. That’s 25 percent of Sudan’s population. Perpetrators must be held accountable. As we have heard, while these perpetrators are primarily targeting women and girls, men and boys have not been spared. Hundreds of children are among the victims. This must end now. We support the POE’s recommendation to hold accountable those who commit such horrific acts and who perpetuate the violence by violating the arms embargo. These violations are detailed extensively in the Panel’s recent final report, which describes frequent transfers of weapons into Darfur from the territory of Sudan’s neighbors. We share the Panel’s concerns about continued hostilities and belligerence blocking key routes for the delivery of humanitarian aid into parts of Darfur. The United States calls on Sudan’s warring parties to immediately cease hostilities, allow unhindered humanitarian access, and protect …

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John Kelley Acting U.S. Alternate Representative New York, New York February 26, 2025 AS DELIVERED Thank you, Mr. President, and thank you Director Wosornu, for your remarks. I take serious note of your very sober briefing and your three requests. The ongoing war in Sudan is catastrophic and the cause of the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Its continued escalation is a threat to the stability and security of the region and beyond. The United States is focused on resolving this crisis. We cannot let Sudan again become a permissive environment for terrorist and transnational criminal organizations. This would further undermine our shared interests and security in the Red Sea region. Massive refugee flows in the region are putting intense pressure on the economies and internal security of those countries hosting refugees. The United States continues to call on Sudan’s warring parties to cease hostilities, allow unhindered humanitarian access, and protect civilians. We have made clear to both sides our interest is in the restoration of peace and an end to the conflict. Both belligerents have committed atrocities, and the perpetrators must be held accountable. All warring parties must protect civilians and allow unhindered humanitarian access. We are gravely concerned with the RSF’s ongoing attacks on the Zamzam IDP camp in Northern Darfur and reports militias allied with the SAF are using civilians as human shields. We have urged the RSF to end its attacks on displaced civilians in Zamzam and urged the SAF to ensure civilians and humanitarian workers can move freely in and out of Zamzam. External support to the warring parties only serves to prolong the conflict. We support the restoration of civilian governance in a peaceful, unified Sudan. In this regard, we support efforts to promote a civilian political dialogue to foster a political process. Attempts by the RSF and aligned actors to establish a government in …

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John Kelley Political Minister Counselor New York, New York February 5, 2025 AS DELIVERED Thank you, Mr. President, and may you have a good presidency this month, sir. And thank you, SRSG Haysom, Ambassador Gituai, and Mr. Yakani for your briefings. They were very enlightening. The people of South Sudan deserve peace, freedom to participate in civic and political processes, and a government responsive to their needs. Instead, transitional government leaders have consistently failed to take the minimal steps required to create the conditions necessary to bring the transitional period to a peaceful conclusion. They have also failed to use public revenue transparently to address public needs, while demanding the international community continue to fund basic public services. Despite significant international support, including from the UN, AU, and IGAD on key election issues, we see President Salva Kiir, First President Riek Machar, and other South Sudanese political leaders have thus far collectively failed to meet the standards necessary for free, fair and peaceful elections to take place. South Sudan’s leaders have not demonstrated political will to seriously move toward elections, nor demonstrated a commitment to political and civic space. In fact, they have made matters worse, as evidenced by their giving the National Security Service (NSS) warrantless arrest and detention powers. January 9, 2025, marked the 20th anniversary of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), a pivotal moment in South Sudan’s history that brought hope to a people long ravaged by war and oppression. However, two decades later, the CPA’s promise of peace, prosperity, and a responsive government remains unfilled. Instead of being a cause for celebration, the anniversary was a reminder of the failure of South Sudan’s leaders to meet the expectations of their own people and of the international donor community who have long provided their country with support. We …

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