In the strongest terms MEPs denounce the grave and systematic violations of international humanitarian law and human rights committed by both the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). Indiscriminate attacks against civilians, ethnically targeted violence, sexual violence, torture, deliberate starvation tactics, and the use of child soldiers, attacks on hospitals and humanitarian facilities, and the deliberate starvation of civilians, possibly constitute acts of genocide, say MEPs in a resolution adopted by 503 votes in favour, to 32 against, with 52 abstentions.
Starvation and sexual violence as weapons of war
Parliament expresses deep concern at the alarming deterioration of the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, with confirmed famine in parts of the country, as the conflict fuels the most severe humanitarian catastrophe globally. MEPs urge the warring parties to end starvation and sexual violence as weapons of war and allow unfettered humanitarian access throughout the country . The text stresses that the situation of women and girls in Sudan and in particular, the ongoing conflict-related sexual violence, must be prioritised in efforts aimed at addressing the Sudan conflict .
External actors must respect UN arms embargo
Reaffirming Sudan’s sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity, MEPs stress the legitimacy of the civilian government in Khartoum and reject any attempt to create parallel or rival authorities or political structures in RSF-controlled areas. The primary responsibility for ending the conflict rests with the leadership of both the RSF, the SAF and their allied militias, as well as those providing them with direct or indirect support, states the resolution. Parliament condemns all forms of external interference fuelling the war in Sudan and urge external actors to uphold the UN arms embargo.
Transition to civilian democratic governance
MEPs strongly support the efforts of the African Union and regional partners to facilitate a peace process and call on all parties to engage in meaningful dialogue to end the conflict and establish a transition to civilian democratic governance. They also welcome the joint statement issued on 12 September 2025 by the QUAD (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the United States) on ending the conflict in Sudan.
Call for accountability and targeted sanctions
MEPs express grave concerns about a possible spill-over of the conflict, notably to the Horn of Africa and to the Sahel due to its vulnerability. Given the effects on irregular migration flows towards Europe they urge the EU to increase its humanitarian commitment of pound 273 million to the region. The resolution demands immediate accountability for perpetrators and call on the EU to support the expansion of the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction to whole of Sudan. It urges the EU to apply targeted sanctions to key RSF and SAF commanders, including Generals Burhan and Hemedti and their respective networks for their responsibility for serious violations of international humanitarian law.
It also calls on the Council to urgently trigger the procedure to evaluate whether the RSF fulfils the criteria for inclusion on the EU’s ‘terrorist list’.