This Senate resolution calls on the United Nations Security Council to strengthen and expand the existing arms embargo on Darfur to cover all of Sudan. The ongoing conflict between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces—ongoing since April 2023—has caused tens of thousands of civilian deaths, displaced 12.5 million people, and resulted in documented atrocities including war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. Multiple countries are currently supplying weapons and military equipment to both warring parties, fueling the violence and prolonging civilian suffering. The resolution also urges the United States to increase humanitarian aid, support organizations documenting atrocities, improve weapons monitoring, and pressure international allies to enforce the arms embargo more strictly. While this is a nonbinding resolution expressing the Senate's position rather than legislation that creates law or spending, it asks both the UN and U.S. government to take concrete steps to stop arms flows into Sudan and address the humanitarian crisis.
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