Sudan’s Permanent Representative in Geneva, Ambassador Hassan Hamid, said the Human Rights Council’s special session on the events in El Fasher revealed a clear international consensus condemning what he called “the terrorist militia and its sponsor, the UAE.”
In a statement before the Council on Friday, Hamid said Khartoum had repeatedly warned since the outbreak of the RSF “terrorist rebellion” that the Council’s approach of equating the renegade militia with the Sudanese Armed Forces—whose constitutional duty is to protect the nation—was a grave mistake. Failure to take punitive measures against the militia’s sponsor, the UAE, which he said continues to supply advanced weaponry, equipment, and foreign fighters “from across the seas,” gave the RSF a green light to commit unprecedented atrocities.
Responding to the UAE representative, who denied any role in the war and claimed his country was supporting humanitarian operations in El Fasher, Hamid said: “The Sudanese people are too proud to accept food from hands stained with the blood of innocents.” He advised the Emirati delegate: “Wash your hands of the blood of the Sudanese people first—before speaking about human rights.”
Hamid stressed that the UAE’s role in fueling the war and supporting the RSF is now “beyond dispute,” noting that global public opinion had spoken, and that worldwide protests condemning RSF atrocities in El Fasher were directed first and foremost at Emirati embassies before any other institutions.
He said that after Friday’s session and the statements of numerous countries and international organizations explicitly condemning the UAE’s involvement, UN bodies are now obligated to hold Abu Dhabi fully accountable.
