{"id":55002,"date":"2025-09-29T02:03:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T23:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/?p=55002"},"modified":"2025-09-29T02:03:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T23:03:39","slug":"sudan-a-historic-address-if-only-they-would-listen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/29\/sudan-a-historic-address-if-only-they-would-listen\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudan\u2026 A Historic Address\u2014If Only They Would Listen!"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Abdelmalik Al-Naeem<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sudan\u2019s participation in the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, led by Prime Minister Dr. Kamal Idris, marks a turning point in how the international community and the UN Security Council engage with Sudan and its crises\u2014or at least it should, if the world truly abides by its own laws and resolutions on human rights, war crimes, genocide, and the preservation of international peace and security. These are issues that have prompted the creation of dedicated mechanisms within the United Nations, the Security Council, and even the African Union.<\/p>\n

Sudan\u2019s presence at this session also delivers a strong rebuttal to the joint U.S.-UAE \u201cQuartet Statement,\u201d which rejected recognition of General al-Burhan\u2019s leadership and Dr. Idris\u2019s government\u2014at a time when the wider international community, across its institutions, has done precisely the opposite.<\/p>\n

Dr. Idris\u2019s historic address before the General Assembly\u2014alongside his meetings with Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres and several heads of state and government\u2014brought Sudan\u2019s war and the conduct of certain states, as well as the UN and its Security Council, directly into the spotlight. His speech laid bare the role of the UAE, the Quartet, and regional actors that enabled mercenaries to enter Sudan through their airports and ports.<\/p>\n

Delivered before more than 180 world leaders, the Prime Minister\u2019s speech was forceful, direct, and historic. It reaffirmed Sudan\u2019s position\u2014both government and people\u2014on the war ravaging the country, while naming the violations and crimes perpetrated by militias with documented regional and international backing. In doing so, Dr. Idris placed the international community squarely before a test of moral responsibility, adherence to international law, and respect for the rule of law.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the most telling line of his address was this: \u201cSudan will not accept any dictates that undermine its sovereignty, national security, or ownership of the peace process.\u201d
\nThis statement underscored Sudan\u2019s rejection of foreign interference, while signaling its determination to pursue a wholly Sudanese dialogue among political, social, and civic forces to craft a unified vision against external threats. It also conveyed Sudan\u2019s unwillingness to entertain foreign initiatives that ignore the Sudanese people\u2019s right to decide their own future.<\/p>\n

Dr. Idris further called on the United Nations to enforce its own roadmap on Sudan\u2014one that includes critical provisions: the immediate lifting of the siege on El Fasher, the withdrawal of militias and mercenaries from all occupied territories, and unhindered humanitarian access to war-affected populations in Darfur and parts of Kordofan.<\/p>\n

The speech did not neglect domestic priorities either. It highlighted the \u201cGovernment of Hope\u201d program, focused on meeting citizens\u2019 basic needs, revitalizing essential services, fostering rural development, advancing balanced growth, ensuring transitional justice, and preparing for elections to entrench democracy beyond the transitional period. All of this, Dr. Idris stressed, is being pursued with the united support of the Sudanese people for their army and government until the rebellion is defeated.<\/p>\n

The address represents a direct challenge to those questioning the legitimacy of Sudan\u2019s leadership and to regional and international institutions that toyed with the so-called \u201cFounding Government\u201d\u2014a construct now firmly rejected. It was also a message to the African Union: lift Sudan\u2019s suspension immediately. Continued intransigence serves no purpose other than to damage the AU\u2019s credibility, especially given the open support some African states are providing to the insurgency\u2014support that threatens the very peace and security the AU claims to safeguard.<\/p>\n

So, with this historic address, has the international community, the African Union, and the Arab League finally learned the right lessons from Sudan\u2019s war? Or does the balance of power still await a \u201cclarifying memorandum\u201d?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Abdelmalik Al-Naeem Sudan\u2019s participation in the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, led by Prime Minister Dr. Kamal Idris, marks a turning point in how the international community and the UN Security Council engage with Sudan and its crises\u2014or at least it should, if the world truly abides by …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":51141,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55002"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55003,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55002\/revisions\/55003"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}