The humanitarian situation in Sudan, in particular the death of children trapped by fighting

Reference RC-B9-0291/2023Foreign affairs

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How the groups voted

GroupForAgainstAbstainedAbsentUnity

The Left37

2804588%

S&D143

1030040100%

Greens/EFA72

540

The European Parliament adopted by 477 votes to 3, with 43 abstentions, a resolution on the humanitarian situation in Sudan, in particular the death of children trapped by fighting.The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA and ECR groups.The Sudanese military and the Rapid Support Force continue to pursue a violent power struggle, violating international humanitarian law. The ensuing violence has killed thousands of innocent civilians, displaced more than 1.2 million and forced nearly 500 000 to flee to neighbouring countries, threatening stability in the region.More than 13.6 million children in Sudan urgently need humanitarian assistance. Before the current crisis, around 3 million children suffered from…