UAE accuses Sudanese Armed Forces of misusing UN platforms
In a formal letter addressed to the Council, the UAE delegation asserted that attempts to manipulate the findings of the UN Panel of Experts' report to bolster the Sudanese Armed Forces' "disinformation campaign" are 'unacceptable and must not be tolerated".
The UAE's letter underscored a growing concern within the international community regarding the ongoing conflict in Sudan and the narratives surrounding it.
"The Security Council should not allow for the misuse of its platforms and the misrepresentation of its reports," the UAE Mission stated unequivocally.
The letter further elaborated that the focus should remain on achieving a cessation of hostilities and addressing the urgent humanitarian crisis gripping Sudan.
The letter urged the SAF to prioritise "reaching a ceasefire, facilitating humanitarian access, and engaging in peace talks with a clear goal – the transition to a civilian-led government, independent from military control,' instead of attempting to 'divert the international community's attention from its own atrocities in Sudan".
This follows after UAE rejected allegations made by SAF after the UN Security Council's report cleared it of any wrongdoing.
Reaffirming its humanitarian stance, the UAE called out both parties for obstructing aid and violating international humanitarian law. 'International humanitarian law does not recognise the right of any party to obstruct the delivery of lifesaving aid,' the letter stated.
The UAE authorities also recently foiled an attempt to smuggle weapons and military equipment to the Sudanese Armed Forces through an airport in the country.
The letter, written by Mohamed Abushahab, the UAE's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, rejected any suggestion that the UAE has supported either of the warring parties in Sudan — the SAF or the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) — since the outbreak of the civil war in April 2023.
The UAE highlighted its long-standing support for the Sudanese people, citing over $3.5 billion in aid over the past decade and more than $600 million in humanitarian assistance since the war began in 2023. It has dispatched 162 relief flights, delivering over 12,000 tonnes of food, medical and relief supplies.
The Security Council should not allow for the misuse of its platforms and the misrepresentation of its reports.
In a letter to the Council, the UAE was clear that the attempts by the Sudanese representative to instrumentalise the UN Panel of Experts' report to advance the SAF's… pic.twitter.com/WWNs0zPP02
— UAE Mission to the UN (@UAEMissionToUN) April 30, 2025
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