Will the Australian Government step up to address Sudan's humanitarian crisis and support a path to peace?

Today in Parliament, Abigail gave notice of a motion in solidarity with the people of Sudan, condemning the ongoing humanitarian crisis and urging the Federal Government to advocate for a ceasefire, denounce human rights violations, and provide critical aid.

Abigail said:

I give notice that on the next sitting day I will move:

(1) That this House notes that the violent civil war in Sudan has reached levels of unrecoverable damage and become one of the largest humanitarian and displacement disasters in history.

(2) That this House notes that according to the United Nations:

from April 2023 to July 2024, the ongoing violence has resulted in over 18,800 people killed, 33,000 injured, and the world’s largest displacement crisis with over 10 million people forced to flee their homes half of whom are children,
Sudan is facing the world’s worst hunger crisis, with 25.6 million people, more than half of its population, in acute hunger and 8.5 million people facing emergency levels of hunger, and
women and girls face the highest levels of risk with millions facing gender-based violence as they flee their homes. Additionally, attacks on healthcare facilities have prevented pregnant women from receiving the necessary care resulting in thousands of new mothers facing death and starvation.

(3) That this House notes that:

the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia have further aggravated these crises by destroying agricultural land and blocking international humanitarian aid from reaching populations in need including children,
analysts’ reports have stated that support from foreign actors has prolonged the violence in Sudan by funding both the SAF and RSF and resulting in neither party being able to claim victory over the other,
from April 2023 to July 2024, the World Health Organisation has verified 88 attacks on health care, including on health facilities, ambulances and transport, assets, patients and health workers, resulting in 55 deaths and 104 injuries, with 22 such attacks verified in the last 8 weeks alone, and
without an immediate ceasefire followed by peace talks, the state of Sudan will continue to deteriorate and the conflict could spread into other countries or create a harbour for terrorist organisations.

(4) That this House stands in solidarity with the people of Sudan who have been forced to flee their homes, and those who are trapped without aid in places of violence.

(5) That this House calls on the Australian Government to:

recognise the extreme humanitarian crisis taking place in Sudan under military regime,
provide immediate and accessible humanitarian aid to the millions in Sudan facing hunger,
call for a ceasefire, peace talks and a return to civilian rule, and
condemn those responsible for the extreme human rights violations of the people of Sudan.

8 August 2024

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