ISTANBUL 

Spain’s foreign minister on Friday said that the situation in Sudan has become “unsustainable,” as two years of war have left millions displaced and more than 150,000 people dead.

Jose Manuel Albares said on US social media company X that the conflict has been marked by “continuous and serious violations of human rights,” highlighting in particular the takeover of the city of El-Fasher last October.

He stressed that Spain is calling for an immediate ceasefire and the protection of civilians, underlining that respect for international humanitarian law is “imperative.”

Albares added that Madrid will continue to provide humanitarian assistance to the Sudanese population through the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) and will support all ongoing efforts aimed at achieving peace.

Sudan's crisis has worsened since the war between the Sudanese army and RSF erupted in April 2023, killing tens of thousands and displacing about 13 million people.

Of Sudan’s 18 states, the RSF controls all five states of the Darfur region in the west, except for some northern parts of North Darfur that remain under army control. The army, meanwhile, holds most areas of the remaining 13 states in the south, north, east, and center, including the capital Khartoum.