Ambassador Linda Thomas-GreenfieldU.S. Representative to the United NationsNew York, New YorkNovember 12, 2024AS DELIVEREDThank you, Mr. President, and I thank the UK for convening this important meeting. I also wish to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Director Rajasingham for your briefings.Ms. Ahmadi, thank you. Thank you for your sobering briefing, but most importantly, thank you for the work you do to support the people of Sudan every single day. I look forward to hearing from the Representative of Sudan.Colleagues, the United States is deeply concerned about violent, lethal attacks on civilians by the RSF and the SAF.In Darfur, and more recently in al-Gezira, reports indicate an alarming rise in widespread, targeted, ethnically motivated killings and mass atrocities by the RSF.In the Khartoum area in particular, SAF aerial bombings on markets and public places, launched without any clear military objective, have killed large numbers of civilians.We know the gravity of the...
