The United Nations’ Security Council Session Is Another Chapter in Prolonging the Sudanese Civil War
(Translated)

Al-Rayah Newspaper - Issue 580 - 31/12/2025
By: Ustadh Abdelsalam Ishaq*

The UN Security Council convened in New York on Monday, 22 December 2025, to discuss the situation in Sudan, with all members of the Council participating. Sudanese Prime Minister Dr. Kamil Idris briefed the Council on the situation in Sudan. He was accompanied to New York by his advisors, Dr. Hussein Al-Hafyan, Nizar Abdullah, and Ambassador Badr Al-Din Al-Jaafari. (SUNA News Agency, December 22, 2025).

Dr. Kamil Idris outlined the Sudanese government’s peace initiative, which includes: a comprehensive ceasefire under international auspices; the withdrawal of militias from all occupied areas in accordance with the Jeddah Declaration; the regrouping of militia forces in designated and agreed-upon camps, under the supervision of the United Nations, the African Union, and the Arab League; facilitating and securing the return of internally displaced persons and refugees to their areas of origin; ensuring the flow of humanitarian aid to all regions; and the complete disarmament of militias under international monitoring, with guarantees against the reuse of weapons.

The Sudanese government is also taking confidence-building measures, based on UN Security Council Resolution 2736, to ensure a positive response to the initiative. These measures encompass political, economic, security, and social aspects, including legal proceedings related to public rights, policies ensuring no Sudanese citizen is denied access to identity documents, reviewing criminal charges, and facilitating the return of those wishing to come back to the country. The initiative also includes the reintegration of eligible individuals through a disarmament and reparations program, support for economic projects in Darfur, Kordofan, and other affected states, and reconstruction efforts.

This will be achieved through comprehensive international and local structural conferences to consolidate social peace and reconciliation, in cooperation with the United Nations, donors, and friendly nations. Following this, a Sudanese-Sudanese internal dialogue will be held during the transitional period, bringing together all political forces to govern the country through elections.

Dr. Kamil Idris emphasized that the initiative was Sudanese, not imposed by any external actor, and crafted entirely by Sudanese hands. He stressed that its aim was not to win a war, but instead to end the vicious cycle of violence, asserting that the war was waged by the militia. Kamil stated that the peace initiative reflects the vision of the “Government of Hope” to put an end to the aggression of the militia and its supporters, to protect civilians, to stop the bloodshed, to safeguard the homeland, and to preserve international peace and security. (SUNA News Agency)

Here we pause and ask: What were the outcomes of the previous session, in which the Prime Minister also participated? Did it stop the war and the torrent of bloodshed? Why do we turn to Western countries to solve our problems, knowing that they are the very ones fueling this war out of greed for our wealth and resources? What new gains does the Sudanese government expect and cling to from this session?

To confirm our assertion that the West will not solve our problem but instead exacerbate it, let us consider the statements of European officials and the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Asia and the Pacific in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, Khaled Khiari, who warns of the developments in the conflict in Sudan and its regional dimensions. He stated that “if these developments are not addressed, Sudan’s neighbors may become embroiled in a regional conflict within and around it,” noting the increasing use of drones in indiscriminate attacks by both sides, resulting in large numbers of civilian casualties, according to UN News. (Sudanese Events newspaper).

So, given that reports are being submitted hourly by the UN delegations in Sudan, why haven’t immediate decisions been made to stop the war? This organization is incapable of anything but issuing warnings and condemnations. The UN is merely a tool in the hands of America, which directs it as it pleases, and excludes Europe by any means necessary.

Meanwhile, the Civil Democratic Alliance of Revolutionary Forces, Somoud, stated that Prime Minister Kamil Idris's address to the UN Security Council, in which he presented what he called the “Government of Hope for Peace” initiative, offered nothing new except confirmation of the continuation and escalation of the war and the worsening of its catastrophic consequences for the country. In a statement, the alliance warned against attempts to evade the roadmap of the Quad international grouping, emphasizing that a just peace hinges on its implementation. It called on the armed forces, the Rapid Support Forces, and the international community to immediately commit to a humanitarian truce and end the war without any delay. (Al-Arabiya Sudan)

American diplomat Cameron Hudson unveiled the true purpose of the UN Security Council sessions: to prolong the war until the American plan is finalized. This is undoubtedly what Washington's backrooms are plotting and what must be implemented to dismantle Sudan's unity. In his address to the UN Security Council, Hudson stated that the UAE, over the past two years, has used its political influence across the Horn of Africa, establishing a massive military airlift to transport weapons to militias through networks operating with it in Chad, Libya, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Somalia, and the Puntland region of Somalia. These weapons have enhanced the militias’ capabilities and enabled them to commit atrocities. He accused the rebel militias of committing war crimes since entering El Fasher, perpetrating the worst crimes and violations throughout the war, including ethnic cleansing and the killing of tens of thousands of unarmed civilians, some of whose bodies were burned. He called on the UN Security Council to take urgent action and decisive measures against those involved, noting that the militias have received modern weapons, advanced technology, and sophisticated drones as support from external parties, which has intensified and prolonged the war. He extended the conflict. Cameron expressed his regret that some of those supporting the war in Sudan are members of the UN Security Council. He warned of the urgent need for international action to prevent Sudan from fragmenting and collapsing, lest this affect the entire region (SUNA News Agency, December 23, 2025).

The countries that Hudson accused of fueling the war in Sudan are under American influence, and the Sudanese government's vision has not deviated from the framework of the US-led Quad group and the outcomes of the 2023 Jeddah Agreement. So, O people of Sudan, there is only one solution and one way out: your return to Islam. By the month of Rajab this year, 105 Hijri years will have passed since the destruction of the Khilafah (Caliphate) at the hands of the disbelieving, colonialist West, aided by treacherous Arabs and Turks. Let us make Sudan, on the anniversary of the destruction of the first Islamic State, a center for the second Islamic State as given the glad tidings by the Chosen One, al-Mustafah, Muhammad (saw). Allah (swt) says,

[يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَجِيبُوا للهِ وَلِلرَّسُولِ إِذَا دَعَاكُمْ لِمَا يُحْيِيكُمْ]

“O you who have believed, respond to Allah (swt) and to the Messenger (saw) when he calls you to that which gives you life.” [TMQ Surah Al-Anfal 24].

* Member of the Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir in Wilayah Sudan