UAE rebuts Sudan’s claims at UN Rights Council session

Abu Dhabi: During the special extraordinary session of the Human Rights Council on the human rights situation in the Sudanese city of Al-Fashir and nearby areas amid the ongoing conflict, the UAE’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Jamal Al Musharakh, delivered a formal response to the Sudanese delegate.

Al Musharakh stated: “The Sudanese Armed Forces continue to exploit every available platform to spread falsehoods about my country in a desperate attempt to mislead the international community and conceal their responsibility for the devastation inflicted upon Sudan. Instead of directing their efforts toward ending the civil war they ignited, they channel their energy into campaigns of distortion and disinformation aimed at prolonging the conflict and obstructing any genuine path to peace. We recall here that United Nations reports have documented the commission of war crimes and horrific violations of international law by both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces.”

He continued: “The Sudanese Armed Forces rejected the humanitarian truce despite extensive efforts by the United States within the Quad, with the support of my country — a truce that could have prevented the recent escalation in Al-Fashir and enabled the delivery of humanitarian assistance. The United Arab Emirates reiterates its full support for all calls for an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire, and urges both parties to the conflict to uphold their legal and humanitarian responsibilities and to place the interests of the Sudanese people — who alone bear the cost of this senseless war — above all else. The UAE also reaffirms its steadfast commitment to working with its regional and international partners, including within the Quad, to launch an inclusive transitional process paving the way for an independent civilian government free from the control of the warring parties.”

He concluded: “Those who claim to have built the glory of other nations should reflect on the devastation they have inflicted upon their own people, and should direct their efforts toward rebuilding their country instead of exporting falsehoods. Nations are not built on massacres and destruction, but on peace, tolerance, and dialogue. Let us not forget that the Port Sudan authority — the very party now seeking international sympathy in this session — is the same one that drowned Darfur in blood twenty years ago and once again seized power by force from the democratically elected civilian government in October 2021.”