Sudan
A combined view of Sudan's UN General Assembly speeches, treaty commitments, and voting record.
The narrative paragraphs below are AI-generated syntheses of the data shown — the tables and figures themselves come directly from the underlying records, not from the AI.
Compare with another country →Speech history
Sudan's General Assembly rhetoric has shifted markedly with its political circumstances. From 2007–2017, speeches oscillated between defensive postures on the International Criminal Court and sanctions, and diplomatically framed appeals for debt relief and institutional reform, with consistently low self-accountability. The 2020–2022 post-revolution period saw a notable surge in multilateralism (reaching 82) and concrete detail as Sudan emphasized domestic reforms and genuine international partnership. Since 2023, the country's addresses have returned to appeals for external support amid civil war, with 2024 representing a nadir in self-commitment and policy detail, while 2025 reasserted sovereignty claims alongside emotional pleas for multilateral assistance.
| Session | Multilateralism | Emotional intensity | Concreteness | Self-accountability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | High | Low | High | Medium |
| 2008 | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2009 | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
| 2011 | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| 2012 | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2013 | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
| 2014 | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| 2015 | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
| 2016 | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2017 | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2020 | Very High | Medium | High | High |
| 2021 | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| 2022 | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2023 | High | High | Medium | Low |
| 2024 | Medium | Medium | Low | Very Low |
| 2025 | High | Very High | Medium | Medium |
Treaty status
Full treaty record →Sudan has demonstrated strong commitment to environmental and human rights frameworks, ratifying 18 of 24 tracked treaties. It has consistently ratified major climate and biodiversity agreements (Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, Convention on Biological Diversity) and core human rights instruments, including the Convention against Torture and International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. However, Sudan has notably avoided action on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and remains unsigned to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, reflecting its documented friction with international justice mechanisms. The country has signed but not ratified three treaties, including the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Arms control & security
- Arms Trade TreatyNo action
- Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban TreatyRatified
- Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their DestructionRatified
- Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear WeaponsSigned, not ratified
Environment & climate
- Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their DisposalRatified
- Convention on Biological DiversityRatified
- Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone LayerNo action
- Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeRatified
- Minamata Convention on MercurySigned, not ratified
- Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone LayerRatified
- Paris AgreementRatified
- Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International TradeRatified
- Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic PollutantsRatified
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in AfricaRatified
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeRatified
Human rights
- Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or PunishmentRatified
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against WomenNo action
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesRatified
- Convention on the Rights of the ChildRatified
- International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsRatified
International justice
- Rome Statute of the International Criminal CourtSigned, not ratified
Trade & governance
- United Nations Convention against CorruptionRatified
- United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized CrimeRatified
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the SeaRatified
Voting record
Full voting record →Sudan has maintained a high rate of affirmative votes (87.5% of 5531 recorded votes), indicating general alignment with General Assembly consensus. Its notable dissents cluster around human rights in Iraq (1992–2001), where Sudan voted against resolutions that achieved 97–98% support, suggesting a pattern of resistance to humanitarian intervention resolutions during that period. Sudan's abstention rate (5.1%) and near-universal participation suggest consistent engagement with the Assembly's work, though the country's selective opposition to widely supported human rights measures reflects its broader skepticism toward international pressure on internal governance.
Notable dissents from consensus
Situation of human rights in Iraq : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1992-12-18 · voted N · 98% voted yes
Situation of human rights in Iraq : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1993-12-20 · voted N · 98% voted yes
Situation of human rights in Iraq : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2001-12-19 · voted N · 98% voted yes
Situation of human rights in Iraq : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1994-12-23 · voted N · 97% voted yes
Situation of human rights in Iraq : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1995-12-22 · voted N · 97% voted yes
Human development
Full HDI record →Human Development Index: 0.511 (Low), ranked #176 globally in 2023.
Combines life expectancy, education, and income into one comparable score, 0 to 1. Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2025 — deterministic figures, not AI-generated.
2008–2023