29. The Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs participated in the ministerial meeting and the summit meeting of the heads of state of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) in Burundi, representing the Chairman of the Sovereignty Council. His Excellency stressed the importance of the organization’s countries’ efforts to achieve economic integration and peace in the region. He also called on the organization’s countries to condemn the crimes committed by the rebel militia against civilians in Sudan.
30. The Sudanese embassies in Accra, Dakar, Abuja, Rabat, Tehran, Vienna, Cairo, Aswan, Nairobi, London and Kinshasa organized press conferences on the latest developments in the country and the massacres committed by the rebel militia in Al-Jazeera State, and refuted the allegations raised by the UAE regarding the bombing of its ambassador’s residence in Khartoum and the efforts made by the Sudanese government in the field of humanitarian work.
31. The Spokesperson for the Secretary-General of the United Nations issued a statement condemning the attacks launched by the Rapid Support Militia in Al-Jazeera State. He expressed his shock at reports of the killing, detention and displacement of large numbers of civilians, acts of sexual violence against women and girls, looting of homes and markets and burning of farms. Such acts constitute violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law, and perpetrators of such violations must be held accountable. The Secretary-General notes with concern that the humanitarian situation in Sudan continues to deteriorate, and called on all parties to the conflict to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance, and renewed his call for a ceasefire.
32. The Spokesperson for the US Department of State condemned the killing of children and women during the US State Department’s daily press briefing by the Rapid Support Militia, which carried out a brutal attack on eastern Al-Jazeera State targeting civilians, including children and women He called for an end to the violence against civilians, noting that the militia leaders had previously pledged to protect civilians but had not fulfilled their commitment, and indicated that the US Secretary of State had spoken with the UAE Foreign Minister to stop supporting the Rapid Support Militia.
33. The Arab League, Egypt, Somalia, Djibouti, Qatar, and Venezuela condemned the crimes committed by the rebel militia against civilians in Al Jazeera State. A number of countries and organizations expressed their denunciation and rejection of the crimes of killing civilians.
34. The Association of Muslim Scholars in Iraq issued a statement condemning the violations of the rebel militia and denouncing the serious violations against defenseless civilians, massacres, genocide, and terrorism against children, women, and the elderly in Al-Jazeera State. He called on the international community to assume its responsibility to take the necessary measures to stop the violations against civilians in Sudan and bring the Page perpetrators to justice. Al-Azhar Al-Sharif and the Grand Mufti of the Sultanate of Oman also condemned the massacres committed by the rebel militia. 35. Senator (James Risch), the senior Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee in the US Senate, called on the US administration on (Twitter) to take action regarding the atrocities committed by the militia in Sudan, and drew attention to the previous request of Congress to hold the rebel militia and its supporters accountable under the Magnitsky Act. Seventh: Economic situation