Sudan Transitional Government Extends Registration Deadline for Humanitarian Organizations to June 13

In Sudan, the National Authority for Humanitarian Access under the Transitional Government announced that the period for registering and accrediting international and national organizations has been extended to June 13, after an April 13 decision had required all organizations to register and obtain accreditation within one month.

“French President Emmanuel Macron has described the situation in Sudan as “mass crimes, war crimes, and a catastrophic humanitarian situation,” while avoiding the term “genocide,” considering that to be a matter for historians and judges”

Dabanga Radio TV Online

The authority said that in response to ongoing discussions with humanitarian partners it was extending the deadline to complete technical and administrative procedures smoothly, and it cited that 36 international organizations out of 43 active organizations responded, along with about 138 national organizations operating within the scope of the Government of Peace.

Dabanga Radio TV Online

Dennis Brown, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, told Radio Dabanga that the humanitarian community's role is to provide life-saving assistance to those in need wherever they are in Sudan, in line with humanitarian principles, adding that these activities should not be politicized.

MSF (Doctors Without Borders) emphasized the need to preserve the independence and integrity of its work in Darfur and said imposing additional bureaucratic requirements and other administrative procedures could pose further obstacles to delivering urgently needed humanitarian assistance.

The Foreign Ministry warned the UN Resident Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs and all UN agencies' representatives accredited in Sudan not to engage with the Transitional Government, considering that any institutional engagement constitutes support for parallel entities to the legitimate state institutions and a violation of national sovereignty.

French President Emmanuel Macron, speaking at the Africa Forward summit in Nairobi, told France 24 journalists, Radio France Internationale, and France TV5 Monde about the war in Sudan alongside the Middle East and the situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Macron said the Africa Forward summit in Nairobi reflects France’s desire to “rethink” its ties with the African continent on the basis of a “mutually equitable partnership,” and he framed France’s approach as focusing on youth, culture, sport, and the economy before bringing together leaders with businesspeople for decision-making and investment.

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At the conclusion of the summit, Macron described Sudan as “mass crimes, war crimes, and a catastrophic humanitarian situation,” while avoiding the term “genocide,” and he called the belligerents “warlords dividing the country.”

Macron asserted that the war in Sudan is fuelled by “external forces that finance the warring parties to enhance their influence,” and he called for an immediate ceasefire and a halt to all forms of external support.

He also stressed the need to continue humanitarian work, recalling the humanitarian and political conference organised by France on Sudan and recent European initiatives to support civilians.

In a separate account of the Sudan conflict, RFI describes the United Arab Emirates as weighing in by providing abundant military resources in Yemen, Sudan, and Libya, and it links that support to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) under Mohammed Hamdan Daglo, aka Hemedti.

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RFI says numerous investigations document the flow of Emirati military means (weapons, mercenaries, fuel) to the RSF, and it adds that Amnesty International accused the Sudanese paramilitaries of war crimes during the capture of the city of El-Fasher while denouncing the UAE's support.

Macron, as quoted by Dabanga Radio TV Online, called for an immediate ceasefire and a halt to all forms of external support, while also urging that humanitarian work continue despite the political dispute around humanitarian access.

Radio Dabanga reports that the decision issued by the National Authority for Humanitarian Access stresses that foreign organizations operating in Sudan must sign detailed technical agreements for each project, including the scope of implementation, targeted areas, modalities of operation, and evaluation and monitoring criteria.

Radio Dabanga also warns that the Foreign Ministry told the UN Resident Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs and all UN agencies' representatives accredited in Sudan not to engage with the Transitional Government, and it says experts warned this dispute could hamper humanitarian work.