United Nations: The United Nations Security Council is currently reviewing a resolution drafted by the United Kingdom, which urges Sudan’s rival factions to immediately halt their conflict and allow safe and unrestricted aid deliveries across front lines and borders. This war, which began in April 2023 due to a power struggle between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) amid plans for a civilian-led government, has led to the world's largest displacement crisis.

The conflict has unleashed waves of ethnic violence, largely attributed to the RSF, though the group denies civilian harm, attributing it to rogue individuals. Recently, the Security Council imposed its first sanctions related to this conflict, targeting two RSF generals.

Britain’s U.N. ambassador, Barbara Woodward, highlighted this month that both warring parties are committing severe human rights abuses, including widespread sexual violence, while over half of Sudan’s population faces critical food insecurity. Britain aims to bring the resolution to a vote swiftly, which would require at least nine votes and no vetoes from the U.S., France, Britain, Russia, or China.

The U.N. estimates that around 25 million people, half of Sudan’s population, urgently need assistance, with famine escalating in camps and over 11 million displaced. Britain's draft resolution demands the RSF halt its operations and both sides cease hostilities. It also insists on full, safe, and unrestricted humanitarian access within Sudan and urges Sudanese authorities to keep the Adre border crossing with Chad open for aid, as current access permissions are set to expire in mid-November.

The Security Council has previously passed two resolutions related to Sudan: in March, calling for a ceasefire during Ramadan, and in June, demanding an end to an RSF-imposed blockade on a city in North Darfur. Both resolutions stressed the need for secure, swift humanitarian access.