; (10) calls on the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to ensure that humanitarian response and recovery efforts directly support local actors in Sudan to ensure maximum impact and sustainability of these efforts, and ensure that humanitarian aid does not fall into the hands of combatants; (11) calls upon the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to prioritize the needs of children affected by the conflict, including those within Sudan and those who have fled across borders, by providing protection services, education in emergencies and continued learning opportunities, and critical mental health and psychosocial support services for children and their family members; (12) calls on neighboring countries to Sudan to provide refuge to those seeking safety from the conflict, to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid across borders, and to refrain from refoulement of displaced Sudanese back to Sudan; (13) affirms its commitment to supporting a transition to civilian rule and a democratically elected government in Sudan; (14) calls on the President, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of the Treasury to use their authority under Executive Order 14098 of May 4, 2023, to issue sanctions against persons and additional entities whose actions threaten the peace, security, or stability of Sudan, obstruct, undermine, delay, or impede Sudan’s transition to democracy, and those who have committed serious human rights violations in Sudan, including those determined to have command responsibility for forces that commit gross human rights abuses, and elements associated with the former Islamist regime who have undermined the democratic transition, manipulated the conflict, and threatened civilians and United Nations officials