The Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a post on its official Twitter account: “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America announce the signing of an agreement for a short-term ceasefire for a period of 7 days, and humanitarian arrangements between representatives of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces in the city of Jeddah.” The agreement included elements. The following was reported by the Saudi Press Agency, SPA:
Both parties agree that the objective of this agreement is to achieve a short-term ceasefire in order to facilitate the delivery of emergency humanitarian aid and the restoration of basic services. Under this agreement, both parties take as their reference the Jeddah Declaration (Pledge to Protect Civilians in Sudan) and reaffirm all the commitments contained therein, including the obligation to evacuate, refrain from acquire, respect and protect all public facilities such as medical facilities, hospitals and water and electricity facilities, and refrain from using them for military purposes. This Agreement shall enter into force upon signature by the Parties. The short-term ceasefire period will begin forty-eight (48) hours after the signing of this Agreement and its entry into force. The parties may agree to renew or update this Agreement for additional periods. The Parties agree to a short-term ceasefire, which is set forth in this Agreement, which will take effect forty-eight (48) hours after this Agreement enters into force. Both parties agree to use the time between the entry into force of this agreement and the start of the short-lived ceasefire period by working on the following:
Inform their forces of the terms of this agreement.
Order their forces to comply with the short-term ceasefire.
- The calculation of the short-term ceasefire period begins after forty-eight (48) hours after the signing of this agreement and its entry into force, and it remains in force thereafter for a period of seven ( 7 days.
A short-lived ceasefire will be put in place across Sudan.
During the period of the short-lived ceasefire, both sides will guarantee the freedom of movement of civilians throughout the country and protect them from violence, harassment, recruitment or other abuses.
The Parties shall ensure that all forces under their control cease and desist from the following prohibited acts which are in violation of this Agreement:
- All violations and breaches of international human rights law and violations of international humanitarian law. – Attacks and hostilities, including sniper attacks. – Air attacks and the use of military aircraft, drones or any heavy weapons. – Firing on any civil or humanitarian aircraft. – Torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, including sexual and discriminatory violence in all its forms – Targeting civilian infrastructure or population centers – Obtaining or reinforcing defenses, resupplying or distributing weapons or military supplies, including including from foreign sources.- Attempts to occupy or occupy new territories or locations, including civilian infrastructure or population centers.- Movement of forces, arms or resources, except as provided in the actions authorized in this Agreement – Recruitment, registration or mobilization of soldiers. – Harassment, attacks, hostage-taking or unlawful detention of civilians, including humanitarian workers. – Looting or confiscation of property, resources or humanitarian supplies. – Restriction or obstruction of the movement of civilians, including humanitarian workers. Humanitarian aid and humanitarian assistance Threats to use force or incitement to violence Obstruction of any monitoring or verification of a short-term ceasefire Acts of air, land or sea espionage Use of civilians as human shields Occupation of hospitals and basic infrastructure, including This includes water, electricity and fuel – Occupation of civilian homes. – Use of medical transport, such as ambulances, for military purposes. – Disappearance forced or arbitrary detention of persons.- Looting, looting and vandalism.- Use of propaganda or incitement against either party or any tribal or ethnic group. – Use official communication channels to disseminate disturbing, false or misleading information about the short-term ceasefire. – Withholding information from persons deprived of liberty or access by humanitarian organisations.
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