UAE Welcomes US Call for Immediate Humanitarian Truce in Sudan
The United Arab Emirates has welcomed a US call for an immediate and unconditional humanitarian truce in Sudan, as international efforts intensify to end the country’s more than three-year war.
UAE Minister of State Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan said the country supported Washington’s call for a ceasefire and comprehensive political dialogue leading to a transition towards civilian government.
He also praised US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Senior Adviser for Arab and African Affairs Massad Boulos for efforts to persuade Sudan’s warring parties to halt hostilities and pursue a political settlement.
The United States said on Tuesday that neither the Sudanese Armed Forces nor the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces had made serious commitments to an immediate truce, accusing both sides of continuing combat operations and drone strikes that have killed civilians. Washington called for a humanitarian pause without preconditions followed by inclusive political dialogue.
The UAE also called for the existing United Nations arms embargo on Sudan’s Darfur region to be expanded to cover the entire country, saying this would help halt the fighting and protect civilians.
The conflict between the army, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the RSF, commanded by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, began in April 2023. It has displaced millions and created what the United Nations describes as the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.
The latest diplomatic push comes as the United States has sought to bring the warring parties towards a 90-day humanitarian ceasefire, while Sudan’s army has expressed reservations about previous ceasefire proposals.
