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Iran urges swift global action as Sudan crisis deepens

Iran Press TV

Friday, 14 November 2025 2:11 PM

A senior Iranian diplomat has condemned the "crimes and humanitarian crisis" unfolding in the Sudanese city of El Fasher, calling for urgent international action to address the worsening situation in North Darfur.

Iran's Ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Ali Bahraini, delivered the remarks on Friday during the 38th special session on the human rights situation in and around El Fasher amid the ongoing conflict in Sudan.

He voiced alarm over the escalating humanitarian emergency, warning of famine, mass displacement and the impact of foreign interference on the conflict.

"Severe famine, widespread displacement, and the sufferings of civilians have created one of the most severe humanitarian crises in the world, which requires immediate attention from the international community," the ambassador said.

Bahraini criticized the international community for "keeping silent" in the face of the crisis and highlighted concerns about foreign involvement.

"Our special concern is the continued transfer of weapons that contribute to these crimes. Foreign interventions, including the supply of arms and recruitment of mercenaries, fuel the continuation of conflicts and escalation of the humanitarian crisis," he added.

He also underscored the need to respect Sudan's sovereignty.

"Iran strongly rejects any attempt to impose a situation of 'dual governance' or undermine the central authority of the legitimate government of Sudan," he said.

Bahraini urged all countries to take "decisive measures," protect civilians and support efforts toward lasting peace and unity in Sudan.

Violence in Sudan has escalated significantly over the past month, especially after the so-called Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias seized El Fasher in late October.

The UAE-backed militants have massacred at least 2,000 people in El Fasher, in what some rights groups describe as a "true genocide."

The conflict has involved widespread atrocities, including ethnic massacres, sexual violence, summary executions, and mass displacement of nearly 89,000 people in and around the city.

The military and the RSF, who were former allies, went to war in 2023. WHO says the fighting has killed at least 40,000 people, and the United Nations says another 12 million have been displaced.

Aid groups say the true death toll could be many times higher.

At its Friday session, the United Nations' top rights body adopted a resolution ordering the UN's independent fact-finding mission on Sudan to urgently investigate violations of international law by all sides in the western city, and urging it to "identify, where possible" suspected perpetrators in a bid to ensure they are "held accountable".

"The atrocities that are unfolding in el-Fasher were foreseen and preventable, but they were not prevented. They constitute the gravest of crimes," said Volker Türk, the UN human rights chief, on Friday.

Türk said "none of us should be surprised" by reports, since the RSF took control of the city, of "mass killings of civilians, ethnically targeted executions, sexual violence including gang rape, abductions for ransom, widespread arbitrary detentions, attacks on health facilities, medical staff and humanitarian workers, and other appalling atrocities."