Participants in the meetings of the forces signatory to the Sudanese Declaration of Principles for Building a New Nation, held in Nairobi, discussed on the second day a paper titled “The Humanitarian Track” as part of the political roadmap to end the war. The paper was presented by Salah Al-Amin and Mohamed Al-Shabik.
The paper focused primarily on practical proposals aimed at halting the humanitarian deterioration and establishing a sustainable peace process.
It proposed announcing a time-bound humanitarian truce that would include a complete cessation of hostilities and military movements intended to gain new territory, while freezing forces in their current positions. The proposal also called for opening safe corridors for humanitarian aid and relief teams, and preventing attacks on civilians, infrastructure, agricultural storage facilities, and crops.
The paper further called for the creation of buffer zones between forces through agreed and regularly updated maps, alongside ensuring the withdrawal of armed forces from civilian and service facilities and guaranteeing their complete neutrality, considering this an essential step toward reducing the war’s impact on civilians.
It also outlined a number of urgent humanitarian priorities, including restoring healthcare, water, electricity, and education services, while giving special priority to besieged and isolated areas in Darfur and Kordofan, as well as locations such as El-Obeid and Al-Dalang. In addition, it stressed the need to expand protection programs for women, children, and survivors of violence.
On the economic and livelihood front, the paper called for protecting agricultural supply chains and local markets, providing agricultural inputs to prevent worsening famine, and directing funding directly to local organizations, grassroots initiatives, and frontline medical personnel.
The meeting also discussed a proposal to establish a “Higher Committee for Coordinating Humanitarian Action,” with participation from representatives of various parties, international organizations, and civil initiatives. The committee would oversee the implementation of ceasefire agreements, monitor humanitarian aid, map safe corridors, and ensure transparency in relief distribution.
Participants emphasized that “the paper addresses the humanitarian issue as both a political and moral gateway to ending the war, rather than merely a temporary relief response,” stressing that ending the war and restoring a democratic civilian state remain the only path to ending the suffering of Sudanese men and women.
