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<\/a><\/p>\nThe meeting\u00a0is\u00a0being hosted by Germany, the African Union, the European Union, France, the United\u00a0Kingdom\u00a0and the United States, known as the Quintet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In a statement on Tuesday (14 April), the\u00a0Quintet<\/a> expressed\u00a0\u201cgrave concern at the continued deterioration of the situation in Sudan\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n It added that the gathering of civilian leaders was designed to create a \u201cpolitical dialogue aimed at ending the war and laying the foundations for a peaceful political transition.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Quintet officials say that the invitations do not give formal status to any of the political leaders in Berlin.\u00a0<\/p>\n Stalemate\u00a0<\/p>\n The civil war between the Sudan Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces\u00a0started\u00a0in April 2023\u00a0after a dispute between their leaders; general Abdel Fattah al Burhan and general Mohamed Hamdan\u00a0Dagalo.\u00a0<\/p>\n The two generals had previously worked together\u00a0to topple\u00a0Hamdok\u2019s\u00a0civilian-led government\u00a0in 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n Although the SAF has made recent territorial gains, partly because of reduced\u00a0ams\u00a0supplies\u00a0from the UAE to the RSF since Iran blocked access to the\u00a0Strait\u00a0of Hormuz, there is\u00a0no prospect of a swift end to the war.\u00a0<\/p>\n Last year, the\u00a0RSF, which controls most of north and western Sudan, launched a parallel regime to\u00a0the official government in Khartoum which is supported by the SAF.\u00a0<\/p>\n Though both sides have committed atrocities in a war that has killed more than\u00a0400,000 people, in February, a United Nations expert group concluded that the RSF had committed genocidal acts during its\u00a0eighteen month\u00a0siege of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n But despite the\u00a0claims of genocide and the\u00a0death toll, the war has been overshadowed by the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.\u00a0<\/p>\n Little progress was made at last year\u2019s\u00a0Sudan summit in London. Donor fatigue meant that\u00a0UN agencies\u00a0received\u00a0only 40 percent\u00a0of the funding<\/a> needed for humanitarian aid, leaving a gap of\u00a0roughly \u20ac2.2bn. Aid groups say more than\u00a033 million people\u00a0now need\u00a0assistance\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cYet another year in Sudan has been marred by widespread war crimes, massive displacement of civilians, and an ongoing flow of weapons into the hands of abusive warring factions,\u201d said\u00a0Mohamed Osman, Sudan researcher at Human Rights Watch.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe conference in Berlin should not be another box-ticking exercise, but instead finally galvanize international momentum to deter further atrocities, advance justice, and protect civilians, including local aid workers,\u201d\u00a0he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0e270b35456589f76cf5d165fc1f5231-600x315.jpg\")
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