Sudan's ambassador to the United Nations, Hassan Hamid, has called on the international community to apply stronger pressure on the United Arab Emirates, accusing it of supplying the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) with arms and funding amid a war that has ravaged the country since April 2023.

Addressing reporters in Geneva, Sudan's ambassador to the United Nations, Hassan Hamid, said that "the supplier of arms to the RSF is very well known. Unfortunately, it is the UAE." He called on world powers to intervene, stating, "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 diplomat insisted that the response from the global community must be transparent and forceful. "This pressure must not be whispered only behind closed doors. It must be declared publicly and openly, enforced with robust sanctions, and matched by a decisive accountability to the supplier," he said.

The UAE has consistently denied involvement in Sudan's war, rejecting allegations that it has supplied weapons or mercenaries to the RSF through neighboring countries, even as open-source investigations and international reports have pointed to evidence of logistical and financial support.

Humanitarian Collapse

The war has claimed thousands of lives and displaced millions, spreading instability to new regions and worsening what the United Nations has termed as one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. The RSF's recent capture of the city of El Fasher handed it control over all five capitals of Darfur's states, fueling fears of the country's potential fragmentation.

Reports from the UN Human Rights Office following the October 26 assault on El Fasher detailed "horrendous accounts of summary executions, mass killings, rapes, attacks against humanitarian workers, looting, abductions and forced displacement." UN spokesperson Seif Magango added that the High Commissioner for Human Rights "repeats his call on States with influence over the parties to the conflict to act urgently to put an end to the violence, halt the flow of arms  that are fuelling the violations we continue to witness, and ensure meaningful protection of civilians."

Hamid warned that without an immediate halt to the flow of arms, the situation in Sudan will deteriorate further. "Unless these military supplies stopped and halted immediately, things will always be a recipe for further deterioration of human rights," he cautioned.

Ceasefire Rejection

The comments come as Sudan’s Security and Defense Council rejected a US-backed ceasefire proposal on Tuesday, declaring that no truce would be accepted unless the RSF withdraws from the cities it has seized and returns to its designated camps.

During a meeting in Khartoum, the council said it would maintain a state of high alert and general mobilization to confront the "rebellion and conspiracy," calling for public support of the army in its operations against the RSF.

Defense Minister Hassan Daoud Kayan reaffirmed that "preparations for the Sudanese people's battle are ongoing," while thanking "the Trump administration for its efforts and proposals to achieve peace.

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