The United Nations warned Thursday that Sudan’s war has reached a grim milestone of 1,000 days of devastation.
Briefing the Security Council, Political Affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo condemned relentless violence and entrenched impunity nearly three years into the conflict.
“Sudan reached a horrific milestone: 1,000 days of a brutal war,” she said, describing staggering violence and unimaginable suffering.
She told diplomats that perpetrators of atrocities and war crimes have faced total impunity throughout the grinding conflict.
Fighting continues to spread as Sudan approaches a fourth year of war, with frontlines shifting across Darfur and Kordofan.
Long-range drones and aerial strikes by both sides now define the battlefield, leaving civilians exposed and infrastructure shattered.
“No corner of Sudan is safe,” DiCarlo warned, cautioning against regional spillover and armed movements across the South Sudan border.
She urged parties to respect international humanitarian and human rights law and ensure accountability for violations.
DiCarlo welcomed diplomatic efforts by Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the United States toward a humanitarian truce.
She stressed that any ceasefire must rest on a credible political process backed by unified Security Council action.
Edem Wosornu of the UN humanitarian office described a crisis spiralling beyond control as needs deepen nationwide.
More than one million people are displaced across Kordofan, while 12 million women and girls face escalating protection risks.
She said 4.2 million children and mothers suffer acute malnutrition, and 130 aid workers have been killed.
With funding critically low, the UN aims to reach 20 million people but urgently requires immediate financial support.
Sudan’s war between General Abdel Fattah al Burhan’s army and the RSF began in April 2023, killing tens of thousands and displacing 13 million people.
