# 🇸🇩 A UN panel has called for an international peacekeeping force in Sudan By [The Index](https://paragraph.com/@joanjoanwestenberg.com) · 2024-09-07 --- 🇸🇩 A UN panel has called for an international peacekeeping force in Sudan, where a 17-month civil war has led to widespread atrocities, including the killing, rape, and torture of civilians and children. The conflict has caused the world's largest displacement crisis, with 10 million displaced and millions facing starvation. The panel accuses both the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces of war crimes, urging an arms embargo and international intervention to protect civilians. The report highlights the urgent need for humanitarian aid and justice for victims in this devastating conflict. * * * The News -------- [ ![](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/sudan-conflict-un-camp-refugees.jpg?quality=85&w=1200&h=628&crop=1) https://time.com The World Is Ignoring the Catastrophe in Sudan ---------------------------------------------- The conflict has displaced more than 10 million people as some 26 million face crisis levels of hunger. ](https://time.com/7017127/sudan-darfur-crisis/) [ ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/00un-sudan-1-vhkj/00un-sudan-1-vhkj-facebookJumbo.jpg) https://www.nytimes.com U.N. Panel Calls for International Peacekeeping Force in Sudan -------------------------------------------------------------- The country's brutal civil war has led to the killing, rape and torture of civilians, including children, as it threatens to destabilize neighboring countries. ](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/06/world/europe/sudan-war-crimes-un.html) [ ![](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/0af3dae8b478a9e022cee06dba1b53d31b9c4d30/0_173_5184_3110/master/5184.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=bcafef17827ca0b8752d93f8062bfe13) https://www.theguardian.com Peacekeepers needed to end 'harrowing' abuses in Sudan, say UN experts ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Government and paramilitary forces responsible for rape, violence and torture, according to civilian interviews ](https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/06/peacekeepers-needed-to-end-harrowing-abuses-in-sudan-say-un-experts) [ ![](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/AFP__20240906__36FK9QV__v1__HighRes__SudanEthiopiaConflictDisplaced-1725607890.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440) https://www.aljazeera.com UN experts call for 'impartial force' to protect civilians in Sudan ------------------------------------------------------------------- Warring parties have committed 'harrowing human rights violations' that could amount to war crimes, report finds. ](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/6/un-experts-call-for-impartial-force-to-protect-civilians-in-sudan) [ ![](https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/100b3594084ea6005f35000782e9cb89?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1688&cropW=3000&xPos=0&yPos=281&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic) https://www.abc.net.au UN-backed human rights experts call for 'independent force' to war-torn Sudan ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The human rights experts urge the creation of an "independent and impartial force" to help civilians in the war-torn country. ](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-06/human-rights-experts-call-for-independent-force-to-sudan/104321966) [ ![](https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production%20Library/19-06-2023-FAO-Sudan.jpg/image770x420cropped.jpg) https://news.un.org Catastrophic hunger doubles in 2024; Gaza and Sudan worst hit ------------------------------------------------------------- The number of people experiencing catastrophic hunger has surged more than twofold in 2024, due largely to the ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Sudan, according to new figures released by the UN on Thursday. | ](https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/09/1154001) [ ![](https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.2893%2C$multiply_3%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_497%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/c_scale%2Cw_800%2Cq_88%2Cf_jpg/t_afr_analysis_no_age_social_wm/13d63d41bfe09828babe470994a4f4259f2ba267) https://www.afr.com No one is talking about the world's worst humanitarian crisis ------------------------------------------------------------- Sudan's catastrophic war could kill millions and spread chaos across Africa and the Middle East as huge numbers of refugees flee the country. ](https://www.afr.com/world/africa/no-one-is-talking-about-the-world-s-worst-humanitarian-crisis-20240902-p5k78g) * * * ### Threads [ ![](https://scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/447069649_445356581523129_6779477164799599458_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s320x320&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=109&_nc_ohc=Mokm1MVyjr0Q7kNvgGOwFjx&_nc_gid=9aa59c723d1240efb579f42461553ff7&edm=APs17CUBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYDMmYus1NyCzY1FnKLdfuljVF3s9mXkhjyFvQkCssgBnA&oe=66E15C3A&_nc_sid=10d13b) https://www.threads.net Raimo Kangasniemi (@raimokangasniemi) on Threads ------------------------------------------------ "UK government press releases from this year include 470 mentions of Ukraine and 60 of Sudan. Over the past 12 months, The New York Times ran almost 10 times as many articles featuring Gaza as those featuring Sudan, and over 13 times as many about Ukraine." https://bylinetimes.com/2024/09/06/sudan-war-forgotten-crisis/ Sudan ](https://www.threads.net/@raimokangasniemi/post/C_ln08CMjQt?xmt=AQGzY_SppBQwL6nwYe4JXBt8qmiMNRrh_t2_5ItFQ403ew) [ ![](https://scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/458427609_1149434576550120_581632531509281856_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6ImltYWdlX3VybGdlbi4xMTcweDQyMC5zZHIuZjI5MzUwLmRlZmF1bHRfaW1hZ2UifQ&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=100&_nc_ohc=mjjsDnDshA0Q7kNvgGmyGiI&edm=APs17CUBAAAA&ccb=7-5&ig_cache_key=MzQ1MDgyOTI0MDMzNTQ3MjcwMA%3D%3D.3-ccb7-5&oh=00_AYAUOgCBgbs7O6hiz4FYubvauX6JKLf_uO6TdypMmTGKrw&oe=66E1651E&_nc_sid=10d13b) https://www.threads.net Becky Mollenkamp (@beckymollenkamp) on Threads ---------------------------------------------- What's happening in Sudan needs more daylight... 20k-150k dead (depending on who you believe) and 10+ million displaced, the worst refugee crisis in the world. Also mass starvation/famine. ](https://www.threads.net/@beckymollenkamp/post/C_jzukquhg8?xmt=AQGzY_SppBQwL6nwYe4JXBt8qmiMNRrh_t2_5ItFQ403ew) [ ![](https://scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/458587210_554382593603625_8577149902725247127_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e15&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=109&_nc_ohc=0jvxgDltaAUQ7kNvgFHpm_t&_nc_gid=1dbaad3c9636433d90cd6f4156cc19c8&edm=APs17CUBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYAFdXOWFQqRn_tDVtUSGvQAXsa0WZTGp0CBjQ5l5i-ubA&oe=66E15E20&_nc_sid=10d13b) https://www.threads.net Jennifer Walker (@jenna\_leia.skywalker) on Threads --------------------------------------------------- 🇸🇩Humanitarian Crisis ](https://www.threads.net/@jenna_leia.skywalker/post/C_lnAM8S5Eq?xmt=AQGzY_SppBQwL6nwYe4JXBt8qmiMNRrh_t2_5ItFQ403ew) [ ![](https://scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/458749339_877105330477041_5551559948641316825_n.webp?stp=dst-jpg_e35&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6ImltYWdlX3VybGdlbi4xMDgweDEzNTAuc2RyLmYyOTM1MC5kZWZhdWx0X2ltYWdlIn0&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=109&_nc_ohc=i5fbtnGhMccQ7kNvgFXaOgc&_nc_gid=4f13d9a167444c96bbbf6119a6bc44c5&edm=APs17CUBAAAA&ccb=7-5&ig_cache_key=MzQ1MTAxMDY1NjIzMDQwMTc4MQ%3D%3D.3-ccb7-5&oh=00_AYDpgH591HXC6GCseZdhWJFkLp3M2BE9FTtKzeVwwPRD3A&oe=66E17194&_nc_sid=10d13b) https://www.threads.net UN Regional Information Centre (@unitednations\_europe) on Threads ------------------------------------------------------------------ Since mid-April 2023 when the conflict broke out, Sudan has become the world's largest hunger, protection, and displacement crisis. About 25.6 million people - over half of the population of Sudan - face acute hunger and an estimated 10.7 million people are now internally displaced. ](https://www.threads.net/@unitednations_europe/post/C_kc-pBsZlw?xmt=AQGz6Mv9aSIAGEu1HFsdzjD3RJzMdiMfeD-YMTYe8H2CXQ) [ ![](https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/458246569_511230414851554_1664188841379986246_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e15_p480x480&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=110&_nc_ohc=Io7UHZCi3p0Q7kNvgEdqq26&edm=APs17CUBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYAPfBHkvvfczgsApsv77XHQHjVot3u2e2cjLReQBVXw2w&oe=66E18124&_nc_sid=10d13b) https://www.threads.net World Vision (@worldvision) on Threads -------------------------------------- For the first time in a long while, families fleeing to South Sudan are finally able to access medical treatment. Tim Swanston reports ... SudanConflict #WorldVision #SouthSudan #Sudan ](https://www.threads.net/@worldvision/post/C_gpjGTN_cH?xmt=AQGz6Mv9aSIAGEu1HFsdzjD3RJzMdiMfeD-YMTYe8H2CXQ) --- *Originally published on [The Index](https://paragraph.com/@joanjoanwestenberg.com/sudan-un-panel-crisis)*