The United States has called upon the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to halt its support for parties involved in the conflict in Sudan, which has persisted since April of the previous year.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US Permanent Representative to the United Nations, emphasised yesterday that all countries, including the UAE, should refrain from backing the conflicting factions in Sudan. She warned of an imminent crisis and the potential for a massacre in the El Fasher region of North Darfur.
Greenfield stated, “As I’ve said before, history is repeating itself in Darfur in the worst possible way. And an attack on El Fasher would be a disaster on top of a disaster. It would put five hundred thousand internally displaced persons at risk, people who travelled from across Darfur to seek refuge.”
She further noted,“We do know that both sides are receiving support, both with weapons and other support to fuel their efforts to continue to destroy Sudan. And yes, we have engaged with parties on that, including with our colleagues from the UAE.”
Earlier, the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused Britain of showing favouritism towards the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by altering the format and nature of the closed consultation session held by the United Nations Security Council on Monday.
The UN session, as explained by the Sudanese Foreign Ministry, focused on the general situation in Sudan instead of addressing Khartoum’s complaint against the UAE.