Statement by Representative of Slovenia to the UN Security Council Ambassador Samuel Žbogar at the UNSC meeting on the Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan

Thank you Mr. President,

I thank Ms. Wosornu for her briefing today.

We have met many times to address Sudan’s crisis and have received many distressing briefings. We have repeatedly called in this chamber for an immediate end to hostilities and humanitarian relief.

Yet our calls have gone unheeded, blatantly disregarded even as violence continues to escalate, conflict-induced famine tightens its grip, people continue to suffer and die in this man-made crisis, and the region slips further into instability. And just today we again receive distressing news, that fighting in Zamzam had forced a pause to the much needed distribution of life-saving assistance.

Nearly two years of brutal conflict have pushed Sudanese people to the brink.

Today I want to be clear: we will not stop calling for peace, the sanctity of human life, humanitarian assistance for all in need. We will continue to stand firm in the pursuit of justice in any circumstance. We will not stop calling for this Council to unite in moving beyond rhetoric to action. Including by operationalizing the recommendations by the Secretary-General on protection measures for civilians.

Today we again call on the Sudanese Armed Forces, Rapid Support Forces, and their allied militias to silence their guns and pursue a durable ceasefire, paving the way for sustainable peace. We are deeply concerned over the announcement by the RSF and affiliated civilian actors and armed groups to establish a separate government authority. Preserving Sudan’s unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity is essential for long-term stability.

We call on warring parties to fully respect international humanitarian law and international human rights law and honour the commitments they made in Jeddah.

We call for an immediate end to the siege of El Fasher and Zamzam by the RSF. We call on all external actors to refrain from actions that fuel the conflict. We call on states to strictly respect and enforce the arms embargo and stop the illicit flow of weapons.

We stress the importance of protecting humanitarian and health workers, safeguarding civilians and critical civilian infrastructure. We call for full, safe, sustained, and unhindered humanitarian access across borders and conflict lines.

Mr. President,

The crisis continues to generate unparalleled humanitarian needs. During every briefing we are informed of more Sudanese being displaced, killed, wounded, in need of food, water and medical care.

Today I focus on the youngest among them. Sudanese children bear the brunt and are left with the deepest scars. Millions are exposed daily to the terror of frontlines and indiscriminate violence.

No one can remain indifferent by the stark images of the vulnerable children in conflict zones. Starved, frightened, and weakened, these young lives plead for an end to the massacres, for the guns that keep them awake to be silenced, for the flow of arms that forces them to flee to cease. And they ask for food.

Mr. President,

We want peace for Sudan and a future free from violence for its children. We wish for Sudan where human rights are respected and protected, where children stoop over textbooks in pursuit of knowledge rather than bow their heads in fear of bullets.

We wish for Sudan where the upcoming holy month of Ramadan can be observed in peace for all, with families breaking their fast in safety.

This is the Sudan its people dream of and we should keep making it a reality.

Thank you.

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