UAE Renews Call for Ceasefire in Sudan

The United Arab Emirates reiterated its call for an immediate and unconditional humanitarian truce in Sudan during a UN Security Council briefing, stressing the need to ensure safe, rapid, and unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid that would pave the way toward a permanent ceasefire.

The UAE mission to the United Nations emphasized the importance of establishing a clear roadmap within a defined timeframe leading to an independent and inclusive civilian government, capable of achieving lasting peace and stability for the Sudanese people.

Earlier, Massad Boulos, senior adviser to the U.S. president on Arab and African affairs, said Sudan’s Sovereignty Council had rejected the latest draft of the humanitarian truce proposed by Washington. He noted that the council has “consistently refused U.S. calls for a humanitarian truce that could open the path to a permanent ceasefire in Sudan.”

The U.S. Treasury Department recently imposed a new package of sanctions targeting a Sudanese military-affiliated company and an Indian firm, citing the use of chemical weapons in the conflict. The sanctions, issued under Executive Order 14098, also named company directors for their involvement in importing and exporting chlorine from India, which was used to manufacture chemical weapons deployed in military operations.