{"id":1746,"date":"2023-07-17T14:21:42","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T14:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africansforthehorn.org\/?p=1746"},"modified":"2023-07-29T19:42:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T19:42:22","slug":"outcome-statement-of-the-high-level-dialogue-with-sudanese-civic-actors-on-the-situation-in-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africansforthehorn.org\/outcome-statement-of-the-high-level-dialogue-with-sudanese-civic-actors-on-the-situation-in-sudan\/","title":{"rendered":"Outcome Statement of the High-Level Dialogue with Sudanese Civic Actors on the Situation in Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On 15 July 2023, in partnership with the Government of Kenya, the Africans for the Horn of Africa Initiative (Af4HA), a coalition of African civil society groups committed to working collectively on the crises in the Horn, convened a High-Level Dialogue on the situation in Sudan attended by representatives of thirteen States from around the world[1]<\/a>; the Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union Commission (PAPS, AUC); the Peace and Security Cluster of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union (ECOSOCC \u2013 AU); the Secretariat of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union (ECOSOCC \u2013 AU), and several civil society actors from across the African continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The High-Level Dialogue followed three days of consultations by Sudanese civil society actors and marked three months since the start of the conflict. Key highlights emerging from the consultations that preceded the high-level dialogue were presented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, it was acknowledged that the war in Sudan has inflicted unimaginable human suffering. An urgent response to end the conflict is required. A number of ceasefire agreements have been negotiated, but none has been held so far. Mediation efforts have been convened under the auspices of the governments of the United States of America (USA), Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), but none have achieved tangible results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collective experiences from different parts of the continent show that engagement from African governments on African crises is essential in order to provide the context and support to mobilise both regional and international responses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this context, we call on African States, both through the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the African Union (AU) and through broader support to take urgent steps to stop the bloodshed and deliver on the needs of the Sudanese people for peace, lifesaving humanitarian assistance, a transition to democracy and good governance and accountability. In this context, Sudanese civic actors at the meeting were pleased to hear commitments from the Government of Kenya and other States present to continue dialogue with civil society and to continue to work for peace in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The priorities articulated and discussed by Sudanese civic actors in attendance at the meeting were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n