Sudan calls for global action over UAE’s alleged RSF support

GENEVA (MNTV) — Sudan has urged the international community to take firm and public action against the United Arab Emirates, accusing it of supplying arms and funds to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been fighting the Sudanese army since April 2023.

Hassan Hamid, Sudan’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, told reporters on Tuesday that the UAE was “very well known” as the main source of arms for the RSF. He called for “decisive public pressure” to halt the alleged military and financial support immediately.

“The supplier of arms to the RSF is very well known. Unfortunately, it is the UAE,” Hamid said. “Sudan repeatedly calls upon the international community to act today with public decisive pressure on the United Arab Emirates to cease immediately arming and financing such terrorist militia.”

The United Arab Emirates has consistently denied the allegations, dismissing claims of involvement in Sudan’s civil war, which has left thousands dead and millions displaced.

The fighting, led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s army against RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, has expanded in recent weeks, with paramilitaries seizing control of Al Fasher — the last major city in Darfur not under their control.

Hamid urged that international condemnation of Abu Dhabi’s alleged role be expressed “openly and enforced with robust sanctions,” warning that quiet diplomacy would not suffice.

The UN human rights office said it had received “horrendous accounts” from Al Fasher, including reports of mass killings, sexual violence, looting, and attacks on aid workers during the RSF’s offensive on October 26.

“Unless these military supplies are stopped immediately, Sudan will continue to face worsening violations and deeper humanitarian suffering,” Hamid cautioned.