New York, December 20, 2024 – The Europe Today: Türkiye’s representative to the United Nations Security Council, Ahmet Yildiz, has urged the international community to take decisive action to address the ongoing conflict and worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan.
Speaking at a Security Council meeting on Thursday, Yildiz highlighted the devastating toll of the conflict, which has displaced over 11 million people and resulted in the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives. The violence has also led to the destruction of critical infrastructure, including health facilities, exacerbating the plight of the Sudanese population.
Reaffirming Türkiye’s commitment to Sudan’s unity, territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence from external interference, Yildiz emphasized the need to tackle the root causes of the conflict. He called for an immediate cessation of hostilities, stressing, “To help the Sudanese people, we must focus on the causes of the disease, not the symptoms alone.”
Türkiye advocated for the Jeddah Declaration as a vital framework for resolving the crisis and underscored its humanitarian contributions. Yildiz noted that Türkiye has delivered approximately 8,000 tons of aid via three humanitarian ships to Port Sudan, and a Turkish hospital in Nyala continues to operate under challenging conditions, reflecting Türkiye’s steadfast support for the Sudanese people.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reaffirmed Türkiye’s readiness to assist Sudan, conveying this commitment during a phone call with Sudan’s Sovereignty Council President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
“Türkiye reaffirms its strong support for the people of Sudan and calls on the international community to increase both humanitarian aid and mediation efforts,” Yildiz stated.
The Security Council meeting underscored the urgent need for global collaboration to stabilize Sudan, prevent further bloodshed, and provide much-needed humanitarian assistance.
The conflict, which erupted in April 2023 over military reform and integration disputes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has claimed over 20,000 lives, displaced millions, and left more than 25 million people in dire need of humanitarian aid, according to the United Nations.
