London Sudan Conference – 15th April 2025 – Co-Chairs Statement

Published 15 April 2025

Brwon land

heightened violence against international and national humanitarian workers, including mutual aid groups and emergency response room volunteers working within their communities, condemning such attacks in the strongest terms. Participants stressed the importance of accountability.
We urged parties to lift all impediments, and guarantee safe, rapid, and unimpeded access throughout Sudan for humanitarian supplies and personnel. We specifically called on the parties to the conflict to respect the lifesaving and neutral character of humanitarian assistance, and to engage constructively with humanitarian agencies that deliver life-saving aid throughout Sudan in an impartial, safe and transparent manner. Participants expressed condolences to organisations and families of humanitarian workers who have lost their lives helping those in need. We also called on parties to enable and facilitate the operations of humanitarian organisations, including the UN.
We reaffirmed our commitment to the importance of preventative diplomacy by international partners, regional, continental and global multilateral bodies engaging in proactive measures to prevent further escalation of the conflict and foster stability in the region.
Participants agreed a series of specific next steps, based on the principles of strategic coordination and comparative advantage and through revived existing groupings attended by the participants of today’s event, including the AU Expanded Mechanism and the Consultative Meetings on Enhancing Coordination of Peace Initiatives and Efforts in Sudan. Participants recognised the importance of integrated efforts on mediation processes on Sudan.
Agreed by the co-chairs of the London Sudan Conference: the African Union, the European Union, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.