UN condemns Sudan genocide

Diplomats and top UN officials have condemned the massacre and ethnic cleansing in the Sudanese town of El Fasher, which they say has become increasingly serious after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took control of the town over the weekend.

The Guardian reported this in a report.

The UK, which plays a leading role in Sudan at the UN, called an emergency meeting in New York on Thursday after widespread reports of ethnic cleansing in recent days.

Martha Ama Akiya Pobi, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, said: “The situation is simply appalling. Last week, the UN human rights office received evidence of widespread human rights violations in and around El Fasher. There are credible reports of massacres and arbitrary killings during house-to-house searches in various areas. Even as people try to leave the city, no one is safe.

He added, “External aid is keeping the conflict alive. Weapons and fighters are still flowing into Sudan, making the situation even more dangerous.”

“El Fasher, which was already the epicenter of a humanitarian disaster, has now become an even more horrific hell,” said Tom Fletcher, the UN’s assistant secretary-general for humanitarian affairs.

He condemned the deaths of nearly 500 people in the area of ​​the Saudi maternity hospital and said thousands were fleeing to Tawila, where women and children are being tortured, abducted and extorted.

The Security Council said in a statement that the recent violence had a devastating impact on the civilian population. Council members condemned the killings, arbitrary detentions and summary executions of civilians by the RSF.

The session was an uncomfortable one for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which is known as the main external supporter of the RSF. However, calls for direct intervention by the UN to prevent the genocide have been limited.

UK Foreign Secretary Stephen Doughty told parliament that “the killings and forced displacement of civilians by the RSF are appalling and deeply concerning.”

Liberal Democrat foreign affairs spokesman Callum Miller called for a temporary freeze on all UK arms exports until it was clear that the weapons had not ended up in the hands of the RSF in Sudan.

Evidence of the use of British military equipment in Sudan has been presented to the UN Security Council, according to a report in The Guardian. Doughty acknowledged that some UK-made equipment had been found, but insisted that it was not weapons.

The UAE government has repeatedly said it has not provided any military support to the RSF. “We have not provided assistance to any side since the start of the civil war and condemn the atrocities committed by both sides,” the country said in a statement.

Human Rights Watch has called for targeted sanctions on the Emirati leadership. US Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen has proposed a ban on arms sales to the Emirates.

Last month, the “Quad” of the US, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE released a peace roadmap, which proposed a three-month humanitarian ceasefire, a permanent ceasefire and the establishment of a civilian-led government within nine months. However, it has not yet been implemented.