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SR126

A resolution calling on the United Nations Security Council to enforce the existing arms embargo on Darfur and extend it to cover all of Sudan.

Introduced·3/12/25
Introduced
Introduced in Senate · March 14, 2025

March 12, 2025

Mr. Booker (for himself and Mr. Rounds) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

RESOLUTION

Calling on the United Nations Security Council to enforce the existing arms embargo on Darfur and extend it to cover all of Sudan.

  1. (1) condemns the atrocities committed by all warring parties in Sudan;
  2. (2) condemns the genocide by the RSF and allied militias against the Masalit people and other non-Arab ethnic groups in Darfur;
  3. (3) calls for an immediate end to the war and all violence and atrocities in Sudan;
  4. (4) calls on the United Nations Security Council—
    1. (A) to expand the Darfur arms embargo to apply to all territory and actors within the internationally recognized borders of Sudan;
    2. (B) to expand the Darfur arms embargo to include dual-use equipment under the list of prohibited material;
    3. (C) to establish a more stringent sanctions enforcement regime to ensure actors violating the current Darfur arms embargo are held accountable; and
    4. (D) to establish a mechanism for unfettered delivery of humanitarian aid and a mechanism to protect civilians;
  5. (5) calls on the United Nations General Assembly to pass a resolution that calls for a nationwide ceasefire, recognizes the atrocities taking place in Sudan, and calls for a more effective and inclusive arms embargo on Sudan, unfettered delivery of humanitarian aid across Sudan, and a mechanism to protect civilians; and
  6. (6) calls on the United States Government—
    1. (A) to increase support for civil society and local organizations that are monitoring and documenting atrocities and weapons deliveries into Sudan as well as delivering humanitarian resources to vulnerable communities;
    2. (B) to increase and develop improved mechanisms for monitoring and documenting atrocities and weapons supply chains into and across Sudan;
    3. (C) to resume funding and implementation of United States foreign assistance to the famine-stricken and war-torn areas of Sudan;
    4. (D) to develop mechanisms for psychosocial support for women, men, and children who are victims of conflict related sexual violence; and
    5. (E) to press the United Nations, the African Union, and other allies and partners—
      1. (i) to condemn the atrocities taking place in Sudan;
      2. (ii) to call for a more effective and inclusive arms embargo on Sudan;
      3. (iii) to work to ensure unfettered delivery of humanitarian aid across Sudan;
      4. (iv) to support a mechanism to protect civilians;
      5. (v) to use their influence to pressure the SAF and RSF to end this conflict; and
      6. (vi) to exert pressure on external actors to adhere to the arms embargo in Sudan.