United Nations and Conflict Mediation

At a December 22, 2025 U.N. Security Council session in New York, Sudan’s transitional prime minister Kamil Idris unveiled a domestically drafted peace initiative to end the nearly 1,000‑day war with the Rapid Support Forces, calling for a UN‑, African Union‑ and Arab League‑monitored ceasefire, RSF withdrawal from occupied areas, encampment and disarmament. The United States, through deputy ambassador Jeffrey Bartos, instead urged both Sudanese belligerents to immediately accept a Trump‑administration‑backed humanitarian truce proposed by the so‑called Quad mediators, while the UAE and other council members warned that unilateral moves by either side risk prolonging the conflict and stressed the need to move from truce to permanent ceasefire and a civilian‑led political transition.