A resolution calling on the United Nations Security Council to enforce the existing arms embargo on Darfur and extend it to cover all of Sudan.
Sponsored By: Senator Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced
Summary
Expand and enforce the Darfur arms embargo to cover all of Sudan and include dual-use equipment. It condemns mass atrocities, calls for a nationwide ceasefire, and urges the United States and international partners to strengthen humanitarian access, monitoring, and survivor support.
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- Families and civilians: Seeks stronger protections for communities the resolution says have suffered tens of thousands of civilian casualties, widespread displacement, a cholera outbreak with hundreds of thousands of cases, and large-scale sexual violence. It requests mechanisms to guarantee unfettered humanitarian aid and civilian protection.
- United Nations and international partners: Asks the United Nations Security Council to expand the Darfur embargo to all Sudan, add dual-use items to the prohibited list, and tighten sanctions enforcement. It also urges the United Nations General Assembly to call for a nationwide ceasefire and to back a more inclusive arms embargo.
- U.S. government and local groups: Calls on the U.S. to increase support for civil society that documents atrocities and weapon flows, resume assistance to famine-affected and war-torn areas, enhance monitoring of supply chains, and develop psychosocial services for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Cosponsors
Mike Rounds
SD • R
Sponsored 3/12/2025
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