Sudan is facing the world's largest humanitarian crisis

Today Abigail gave a motion recognising the humanitarian crisis inflicted upon the people of Sudan, and calling on the Australian government to urgently act in accordance with its international obligations.

Abigail said:

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

(1) That this House notes that:

Sudan is facing the world's largest humanitarian crisis, with humanitarian groups, activists and journalists reporting that signs of ethnic cleansing, forced starvation, displacement and humanitarian catastrophe have been apparent for years;
since 2023, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Sudan’s paramilitary forces, have killed more than 150,000 people, wiping out entire communities, deliberately destroying hospitals and displacement camps, and forcing more than 12 million people to flee their homes;
the UN has raised alarm at a deepening crisis in Sudan’s North Darfur as violence spreads beyond the city of El Fasher, after more than 500 days of siege and with 89,000 people having being forced to flee El Fasher;
on 28 October 2025, hundreds of patients and healthcare workers were reportedly killed by the RSF in targeted attacks on the Saudi Maternity Hospital in El Fasher;
widespread hunger, severe malnutrition, collapsing health systems, and relentless trauma threatens an entire generation of children and their families who have been trapped under siege for nearly two years with no access to food, water or healthcare;
satellite imagery has uncovered mass graves across Sudan, including at a mosque north of the Saudi hospital and near a former children’s hospital, as well as revealing that the RSF have constructed physical barricades around the perimeter of El Fasher to seal off access routes and block aid from entering;
paramilitary forces have been targeting indigenous communities in Sudan, in what the UN has described as direct and ethnically-motivated attacks;
women and girls in Sudan have had widespread and systematic violations committed against them, including conflict-related sexual violence, abductions and killings, many of which have been attributed to the RSF;
on 10 November 2025, the Australian government issued a joint statement with other nations condemning the atrocities and violations of humanitarian law in Sudan, and calling on the parties to facilitate international law in line with the UN Security Council Resolution 2736 and agree to a ceasefire. The Australian government has also announced $10 million in humanitarian assistance in Sudan; and
human rights experts have urged that words alone are not enough in the face of ongoing deliberate atrocities and grave human rights violations. It is the responsibility of all governments to do everything in their powers to help end the suffering of innocent civilians in Sudan.

(2) That this House stands in solidarity with the people of Sudan and their right to safety, security, peace and justice.

(3) That this House calls on the Australian government to:

back international efforts to bring about an immediate, independently verified ceasefire and instate a civilian-led government;
commit to providing greater humanitarian assistance to civilians in Sudan;
champion stronger enforcement of the existing UN arms embargo and ensure Australia’s full compliance with its own sanctions regime;
review Australia’s defence exports to the UAE, which stands accused of supplying weapons to the RSF; and
support international investigations to hold the perpetrators of violence accountable through the International Criminal Court, including the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and associated militias.

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