On Monday, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Khan addressed the United Nations Security Council in New York to deliver his bi-annual report on Darfur.

While the Council referred the matter to the ICC in 2005, the main focus has been on crimes that took place after April 2023.

Karim Khan remarked, “To those on the ground today in Darfur, I am addressing both the Sudanese armed forces and the rapid support forces, to those that are aiding and abetting them, that are encouraging them, that are funding them, that are supplying them with weapons, that are giving orders, that are gaining certain advantages, I want to be crystal clear that we are investigating.”

He condemned the financial and political support for the militias and the inaction of the international community.