Declaration by the EU on the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in Sudan’s Darfur
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on the report of UN SG on Sudan
The European Union shares the assessment on Sudan, set out in the report of UNSG, as called for in UNSC resolutions 1564 and 1556.
The European Union is deeply concerned about the findings of the UNSG on the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation.
The European Union joins the UN in welcoming the progress made in the North South peace process and the deployment of the expanded Africa Union force in Darfur. The European Union urges all parties in the Darfur conflict to cooperate fully with the Africa Union to ensure a secure and stable environment. The European Union will continue to provide the African Union with full support for its mission in Darfur.
The European Union welcomes the progress achieved at the peace talks in Abuja. The signing of the humanitarian and security protocol is an important step forward in reaching a sustainable solution for the crisis in Darfur. We urge all parties to keep this momentum and to reach a political solution to the conflict in Sudan as a matter of immediate priority.
The European Union recognises the need for continued humanitarian assistance and will sustain its contributions in support of those affected by the conflict in Darfur, Sudan.
The European Union recalls the European Council of 4 and 5 November and its earlier Council Conclusions, as well as UN Security Council Resolutions 1556 and 1564, and confirms its full commitment to contribute to peace and reconciliation processes in Sudan as a matter of great priority. In this regard, the European Union does not exclude the use of sanctions against all conflict parties.
The Candidate Countries Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia*, the Countries of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidates Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, and the EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, members of the European Economic Area, align themselves with this declaration.
* Croatia continues to be part of the Stabilisation and Association Process.