Quad proposes 3-month truce, 9-month timeline for Sudan peace process
September 12, 2025 (WASHINGTON) – A powerful group of four nations known as the Quad on Friday proposed a new roadmap to end the war in Sudan, calling for an immediate three-month humanitarian truce to be followed by a nine-month political process to establish a civilian-led government.
The diplomatic push comes as the Sudanese army has launched a large-scale military operation aimed at retaking territory from the paramilitary group in the Kordofan and Darfur regions.
However, the call for a truce faces significant hurdles, as numerous previous ceasefire agreements, including those brokered in Jeddah, have failed to hold, with both sides frequently accusing each other of violations.
The Quad — comprising the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt — issued the call in a joint statement after ministers held extensive consultations on the conflict, which they said has “provoked the world’s worst humanitarian crisis and poses grave risks to regional peace and security.”
The proposal urges an initial three-month truce “to enable the swift entry of humanitarian aid to all parts of Sudan,” which would then “lead immediately to a permanent ceasefire.”
Following the ceasefire, the group stated that “an inclusive and transparent transition process should be launched and concluded within nine months to meet the aspirations of the Sudanese people towards smoothly establishing an independent, civilian-led government.”
In their statement, the ministers affirmed there is “no viable military solution to the conflict” and committed to pressuring the warring parties to facilitate unhindered humanitarian access and protect civilians.
The Quad warned that it would “closely follow up the implementation of these timelines” and expressed its readiness to “reconvene to discuss further steps,” suggesting a willingness to exert further pressure if the parties do not comply.
The statement also called for an end to all “external military support to the conflict parties,” saying it serves only to intensify and prolong the fighting.
While emphasizing that Sudan’s future governance is for the Sudanese people to decide, the ministers specified that the country’s future “cannot be dictated by violent extremist groups part of or evidently linked to the Muslim brotherhood, whose destabilizing influence has fueled violence and instability across the region.”
The four nations pledged to support existing negotiation efforts, including the Jeddah process led by Saudi Arabia and the United States, and the Egyptian-led forum for Sudanese civil and political forces.