Sudan’s transitional Prime Minister Kamil Idris on Monday presented a peace initiative to the United Nations Security Council aimed at ending the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The plan proposes a ceasefire, the disarmament and control of the RSF, and measures to address humanitarian needs.
Idris described the initiative as a “realistic, enforceable and inclusive framework” designed to protect civilians, end atrocities, restore state authority, and lay the groundwork for national reconciliation.
“We need to declare a comprehensive ceasefire under joint monitoring by the United Nations, the African Union, and the League of Arab States, in parallel with the withdrawal of the rebel militia from all areas it occupies,” Idris told the council.
He added that RSF combatants should be withdrawn and grouped in designated camps under international supervision. “This supervision is to be carried out by the UN and African and Arab actors,” he said.
Idris also called for the safe return of internally displaced persons to their home regions, the voluntary return of refugees, and unhindered humanitarian access to conflict-affected areas.
The transitional government plans to adopt confidence-building measures across political, economic, security, and social sectors, Idris said, and pledged to hold inter-Sudanese dialogues among political actors, followed by free and fair elections under international supervision.
Sudan has been embroiled in a deadly conflict since April 15, 2023, when clashes erupted between the SAF and RSF. The fighting has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions inside the country and across its borders.