(MENAFN) The foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, Germany, and Jordan have issued a joint call for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan, amid alarming reports of atrocities and widespread human rights violations in the war-torn Darfur region.

During a security gathering in Bahrain’s capital, Manama, the ministers denounced what they called “horrifying” acts of violence attributed to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the city of El-Fasher. Their remarks coincided with growing warnings from the United Nations that RSF fighters have ravaged the area, leaving hundreds of civilians dead and committing ethnically targeted assaults.

According to reports, more than 450 people were killed inside a hospital, with further accounts describing mass executions and sexual assaults. While the RSF has rejected allegations of killings at the medical facility, satellite images, social media footage, and testimonies from survivors point to widespread destruction and brutality.

At the Manama Dialogue summit, UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper characterized the crisis as a “humanitarian crisis and devastating conflict” that the world has largely failed to confront.

“Just as a combination of leadership and international cooperation has made progress in Gaza, it is currently badly failing to deal with the humanitarian crisis and the devastating conflict in Sudan, because the reports from Darfur in recent days have truly horrifying atrocities,” Cooper said.

"Mass executions, starvation, and the devastating use of rape as a weapon of war, with women and children bearing the brunt of the largest humanitarian crisis in the 21st century. For too long, this terrible conflict has been neglected, while suffering has simply increased.

“No amount of aid can resolve a crisis of this magnitude until the guns fall silent,” she added.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul described the situation as “absolutely an apocalyptic situation,” while Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi lamented that Sudan has not received “the attention it deserves,” calling the crisis “of inhumane proportions.” “We’ve got to stop that,” he said.

The war between Sudan’s military and the RSF, which erupted on April 15, 2023, has persisted despite repeated mediation efforts by regional and international actors. The conflict has claimed roughly 20,000 lives and forced more than 15 million people from their homes, according to UN and local assessments.

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