* Mr President, distinguished colleagues, esteemed human rights defenders.
* Hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians in El Fasher are living through the darkest of days.
* We have seen reports of ethnically motivated mass killings, conflict-related sexual violence and starvation used as a method of warfare by the Rapid Support Forces. All acts that are prohibited by international law.
* These atrocities are being fuelled through supply of arms and funds, worsening the already most severe humanitarian crisis in the world.
* The African Union and European Union have voiced grave concerns about the escalating violence – and so has the Netherlands. 
* The Netherlands is calling for an immediate end to all human rights violations, respect for international humanitarian law and full compliance with the UN arms embargo.
* We need to document and investigate violations, through the fact-finding mission of the Human Rights Council and through the International Criminal Court.
* Humanitarian support must be increased. The Netherlands contributes in various ways.
* I urge UN-member states to do whatever they can in terms of finance and diplomacy.
* We cannot stand by and do nothing.