This Senate resolution calls on the United Nations Security Council to strengthen and expand existing arms embargoes on Sudan. Currently, an arms embargo has applied to non-governmental actors in Darfur since 2004 and was expanded to include the Sudanese government in 2005, but the resolution argues this embargo is not being effectively enforced and should be expanded to cover all of Sudan, not just Darfur. The resolution documents that weapons from multiple countries are flowing to both the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces, fueling a conflict that has caused tens of thousands of civilian deaths, mass atrocities, sexual violence, and child recruitment since fighting began in April 2023. The resolution, led by Senators Booker and Rounds among others, urges the UN Security Council to establish stricter enforcement mechanisms, expand the embargo to include dual-use equipment, and create protections for humanitarian aid delivery and civilians. It also calls on the U.S. government to increase monitoring of weapons supplies and atrocities while pressing international allies to support a more effective embargo and ceasefire in Sudan.
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