Jayapal, Jacobs Introduces Resolution Recognizing Three Years of War in Sudan
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, along with Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) as an original cosponsor, are today introducing a resolution to condemn the attacks on civilians in Sudan and call for a negotiated end to the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia as it enters its fourth year.
“The ongoing civil war in Sudan is one of the worst humanitarian crises the world has ever seen,” said Jayapal. “50 million people are caught in the crossfire as two military forces have waged a war with absolutely shocking atrocities against civilians. And that suffering has only been exacerbated by rampant malnutrition and famine. Congress must act urgently to condemn the attacks on civilians and call for our government to use its leverage to bring an end to this war that has gone on for far too long.”
“Today marks three devastating years of the Sudan war, which has created the biggest humanitarian and displacement crisis in the world. Every day, the Sudanese people fear more terror, sexual violence, and destruction. The health care system across the country has largely collapsed, millions of people are hungry, and millions have been forced to abandon their homes. The United States has leverage with the external actors who are fueling this horrific war, and it’s long past time that we use it,” said Jacobs.
More than 400,000 people have been killed and over 14 million displaced since the start of the war. It has been determined by the State Department that both the SAF and RSF have committed war crimes, and that the RSF has committed crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, and genocide.
It is estimated that 20 million Sudanese people are facing acute levels of food insecurity, and nearly 34 million people require urgent humanitarian assistance.
Jayapal’s resolution formally denounces this crisis and calls for safety and security for the Sudanese people, an end to external, material support to the SAF and RSF from outside actors and calls on the Trump administration to take clear steps to help negotiate an end to the war.
The full text of the resolution can be read here.
The resolution is also sponsored by Representatives Gabe Amo (RI-01), Jonathan Jackson (IL-01), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), and Johnny “Johnny O” Olszewski, Jr. (MD-02).