On 9 July 2026, the European Parliament adopted a resolution condemning war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sudan, particularly the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) siege of El-Obeid, and calling for urgent EU and international action. The text, adopted as an official parliamentary position, insists the international community prevent a repetition of the El-Fasher massacre and force the RSF to lift its siege. It also implores all warring parties to cease fire, uphold international humanitarian law, and end attacks against civilians, including sexual violence and forced starvation.
The resolution calls on the EU to urgently increase humanitarian support for Sudan, including for survivors of sexual violence, those facing hunger, internally displaced persons, and refugees. It urges funding for Emergency Response Rooms and local frontline organisations, and the establishment of humanitarian corridors for civilian evacuation and crossline/cross-border access to El-Obeid. The Parliament also urges the EU to join the African Union and United Nations in ceasefire efforts and support a civilian-led peace process, and to impose targeted sanctions on entities and individuals responsible for war crimes.
The text condemns external interference fuelling the war, urging all states, including the United Arab Emirates, to cease financing and arming the RSF. It calls on the European External Action Service and the Council to sanction external enablers and private security companies breaching the UN arms embargo, and to work with the UN Security Council to extend the embargo to all of Sudan. The resolution demands accountability and independent investigations into alleged war crimes, urging the EU to support these efforts, press to extend the International Criminal Court's jurisdiction to all of Sudan, support the UN fact-finding mission mandate, and consider including the RSF on the EU terrorism list.
The resolution instructs the Parliament's President to forward the text to the Council, Commission, Sudanese authorities, the African Union, and the UN Secretary-General. If implemented, the measures could increase humanitarian access to affected populations, strengthen accountability mechanisms, and potentially alter the dynamics of external involvement in the conflict. The resolution's forwarding to key international bodies amplifies its diplomatic weight within the broader EU, AU, and UN policy framework.