UN briefing says independent mission found atrocities in Sudan, describes 'indicators of a genocidal path'

The United Nations summarized an open Security Council briefing on Sudan in which senior UN officials described widespread violence and called for accountability.

"The mission documented coordinated attacks targeting people based on ethnicity, gender, or perceived political affiliation, causing mass killings, serious physical and mental harm," the UN spokesperson said, quoting findings from an independent international fact‑finding mission that the spokesperson said characterized attacks around Al Fasha as "indicators of a genocidal path." The spokesperson said Rosemary DeCarlo, Under‑Secretary‑General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, described more than 1,000 days of brutal war that has devastated the country and urged that violators be held to account.

Adam Wisornu, director of the Crisis Response Division at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), briefed the Security Council by video from Geneva and linked his comments to calls for accountability cited by the fact‑finding mission.

The spokesperson also relayed partner reports of civilian casualties, including a UNICEF confirmation that an earlier attack in West Corte Fawn killed 15 children and a reported strike on an education center near Rahat town in North Kordofan that killed four civilians and injured four others. The briefing warned that long‑range drones and aerial strikes by both sides have severely affected civilians and civilian infrastructure, leaving no part of the country safe.

The UN reiterated its call for parties to respect international humanitarian law and human rights, to allow humanitarian access, and to anchor any ceasefire in a credible, inclusive political transition. The spokesperson said the independent fact‑finding commission's work is critical to steps toward accountability.