The government of Sudan has issued a strong warning to United Nations agencies and humanitarian organisations operating in the country, rejecting attempts by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to establish what authorities describe as a parallel system for regulating humanitarian aid in areas under rebel control.
In a statement on Wednesday, Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it summoned the country’s UN Resident Humanitarian Coordinator and representatives of UN agencies accredited to Sudan to formally communicate the government’s opposition to the newly announced RSF-linked body calling itself the National Humanitarian Access Authority.
According to the Ministry, the body has directed both foreign and domestic aid organisations to register with it within 30 days and obtain accreditation certificates to continue operating in territories controlled by the paramilitary group. The entity has also reportedly instructed international organisations to sign technical agreements with it and establish offices within 45 days.
According to Sudanese authorities, the moves amount to an attempt to create parallel governing institutions outside the framework of the internationally recognised state.
“Registration with what is called the National Humanitarian Access Authority or signing or concluding any agreement, memorandum of understanding, or any form of institutional dealings with it constitutes an act supporting entities parallel to the legitimate state institutions,” the Ministry said. “It also constitutes a flagrant violation of Sudan's sovereignty and the integrity of its territories.”
The Sudanese government also tied its objections to a United Nations Security Council resolution adopted in August 2025, rejecting the establishment of parallel authorities in Sudan. According to the Ministry, the Council warned that unilateral efforts to create rival structures posed “a direct threat to Sudan’s unity and territorial integrity” and could undermine regional peace and stability.
Officials also referenced United Nations General Assembly resolutions governing humanitarian assistance, stressing that relief operations must respect “the sovereignty of states, their territorial integrity, and national unity” and be carried out with the consent of the affected country.
Against that backdrop, Sudan urged humanitarian agencies and international organisations to ensure that their operations remain consistent with international principles of neutrality and impartiality.
“The government called on all international and regional organisations accredited to Sudan to direct all their staff to strictly adhere to respecting Sudan's sovereignty, the integrity of its territories, and its national unity, and to remind them of the necessity of working to apply the international humanitarian principles of complete neutrality, impartiality, and the independence of humanitarian work from any political, military, or economic objectives,” the Ministry said.
Further, the Ministry reaffirmed Sudan’s commitment to cooperate with all UN agencies and pledged to provide all necessary facilitations to ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid to all those in need across Sudan.
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