Over 40,000 Dead and More Than 12 Million Displaced
Major international news outlets reported that on December 22 (local time), the Prime Minister of Sudan, which is currently embroiled in a civil war, proposed a comprehensive peace plan to the United Nations aimed at ending the conflict.
On this day, Sudanese Prime Minister Kamal Idris submitted a peace plan to the United Nations Security Council at the UN headquarters in New York, which includes a ceasefire monitored by the United Nations, the African Union (AU), and the Arab League (AL), as well as the complete withdrawal of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) from occupied territories.
The plan also calls for the disarmament of the RSF, which would effectively grant victory to the Sudanese government forces and strip the RSF of its military power. As a result, it is unlikely that the RSF will accept these terms.
In response, the United States urged both the government forces and the RSF to immediately accept a humanitarian ceasefire proposal that was arranged together with Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to the Associated Press.
Since gaining independence in 1956, Sudan has experienced frequent civil wars and political instability. The current civil war between the government forces and the RSF broke out on April 15, 2023, and has continued for more than 32 months.
The Sudanese government forces have maintained control over the eastern, northern, and central regions, while the RSF has controlled parts of the western and southern regions. However, as the RSF has recently solidified its hold over the west, concerns have arisen about a possible division of the country. In October, the RSF captured Al-Fashir, the government forces' stronghold in North Darfur in the west, and has since shifted the battleground to the southern Kordofan region.
When the United States, Egypt, and others proposed a ceasefire and attempted mediation, the RSF unilaterally declared a three-month ceasefire on November 24. However, it has continued to carry out airstrikes since then.
According to the United Nations and other sources, more than 40,000 people have died across Sudan as a result of the conflict, and over 12 million people have been displaced from their homes to escape the violence. Of these, approximately 4 million are estimated to have fled to neighboring countries such as Chad, Egypt, and South Sudan.
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