Sudan : Leaked UN Report Indicates UAE Providing Weapons and Money to RSF Forces in Violation of UN Embargo: Globe and Mail / UN News /
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This leaked report makes clear that the UAE is playing a major role in the support of one of the two armies, the Rapid Support Force (RSF) which now controls most of the country.
While the fighting continues, at least 16,000 people have died, 76,000 injured, 7.6 million people have been displaced, and 1.6 million are now refugees in neighboring countries. Virtually all economic activity has ceased.
Tom McDermott
Click here for the article in the Globe and Mail
Click here for interview with Radhoune Noucier, UN Expert on Human Rights in Sudan
Click here for the article in the Globe and Mail
Click here for interview with Radhoune Noucier, UN Expert on Human Rights in Sudan
Click here for the final report of the UN Expert Panel on Sudan
AI Summary
Key points:
*A leaked UN report alleges that the UAE has been supplying weapons and money to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group fighting in Sudan's civil war.
*The report says the weapons were flown from Abu Dhabi to eastern Chad and then trucked into Darfur, where they were given to the RSF.
*The UAE denies the allegations, but the report says they are "credible" and have been corroborated by sources in Chad and Darfur.
*The weapons shipments are a violation of the UN arms embargo on Sudan and have allowed the RSF to escalate its operations.
*The report also identifies the UAE as a key player in the RSF's financial networks, which include gold-smuggling and proxy companies.
*The death toll from the war is estimated to be much higher than previously reported, with many deaths resulting from war crimes.
*The RSF has been accused of targeting the Masalit ethnic group, with sexual violence and racial slurs.
*The UAE's support for the RSF has provoked international concern, with calls for the country to stop aiding the group and work towards peace in Sudan.
Additional details:
*The report says that the RSF has killed between 10,000 and 15,000 people in the city of El Geneina alone.
*The report also confirms allegations of an RSF massacre of Masalit civilians in the town of Ardamata, where as many as 2,000 people were killed.
* Ten Democratic members of the US Congress have written to the UAE's Foreign Minister warning that the country's support for the RSF is a "grave reputational risk."
* Sudanese communities in cities such as London and Toronto have been protesting against the UAE's role in the war.
Overall, this report provides disturbing evidence of the UAE's involvement in Sudan's civil war and raises serious concerns about the country's commitment to human rights and international law.
*A leaked UN report alleges that the UAE has been supplying weapons and money to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group fighting in Sudan's civil war.
*The report says the weapons were flown from Abu Dhabi to eastern Chad and then trucked into Darfur, where they were given to the RSF.
*The UAE denies the allegations, but the report says they are "credible" and have been corroborated by sources in Chad and Darfur.
*The weapons shipments are a violation of the UN arms embargo on Sudan and have allowed the RSF to escalate its operations.
*The report also identifies the UAE as a key player in the RSF's financial networks, which include gold-smuggling and proxy companies.
*The death toll from the war is estimated to be much higher than previously reported, with many deaths resulting from war crimes.
*The RSF has been accused of targeting the Masalit ethnic group, with sexual violence and racial slurs.
*The UAE's support for the RSF has provoked international concern, with calls for the country to stop aiding the group and work towards peace in Sudan.
Additional details:
*The report says that the RSF has killed between 10,000 and 15,000 people in the city of El Geneina alone.
*The report also confirms allegations of an RSF massacre of Masalit civilians in the town of Ardamata, where as many as 2,000 people were killed.
* Ten Democratic members of the US Congress have written to the UAE's Foreign Minister warning that the country's support for the RSF is a "grave reputational risk."
* Sudanese communities in cities such as London and Toronto have been protesting against the UAE's role in the war.
Overall, this report provides disturbing evidence of the UAE's involvement in Sudan's civil war and raises serious concerns about the country's commitment to human rights and international law.
Thank you Vivian and Tom. Sudan is a country which is as big as all of Western Europe. It is abundantly rich in mineral resources, including vast reserves of gold, and rich in agriculture and animal husbandry. With a modem of stability, it could become a leading powerhouse in Africa and in the Middle East. But it has been bedeviled by wars and instability. The vast majority of its people outside the main cities are so poor that a pick or a shovel or a goat signify wealth, so where is the money to buy weapons coming from? Where are the weapons coming from? The UN is right in placing an embargo on supplying weapons to Sudan. Follow the money and you will find who is stirring instability. Everyone wants a piece of the Sudan pie. Habib
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