Security Council: Sudan’s Complaint against the Emirates

By: Mohamed Wadaa

The UAE is a partner in all the crimes and atrocities of the Rapid Support Militia (RSF), and the resulting international responsibility in accordance with the provisions of international law
The UAE aggression represents a flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter, the Charter of the League of Arab States, and Security Council resolutions
Any decision by the Council preserves Sudan’s right to raise the complaint again, at any time, based on new data, or without it.
Sudan may resort to the International Criminal Court, similar to South Africa’s complaint against Israel
Documenting the arrival of American weapons to the militia ensures the expansion of the complaint and the inclusion of America
The UN Security Council is expected to hold an urgent session tomorrow, Monday, in response to the request of the Permanent Mission of Sudan to the United Nations, to discuss the UAE’s aggression against Sudan and hold it legally and criminally responsible for the crimes it commits against the Sudanese people. Sudan’s permanent representative to the United Nations Ambassador Al-Harith Idris sent an urgent message to the President of the Security Council, Vanessa Fraser, requesting that an emergency session of the Council be held to discuss the UAE’s aggression against the Sudanese people, and the supply of weapons and equipment to the terrorist militia, which makes the UAE a partner in all the crimes and atrocities committed by the RSF
Militia, and the international responsibility it entails in accordance with the provisions of international law, and the UAE’s aggressive behavior represents a flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations, the Charter of the League of Arab States, and Security Council resolutions regarding the Darfur region, especially Resolution 1591 and other relevant resolutions.
The request stated that the UAE is a partner in all the crimes committed by the militia, including but not limited to (attacks on official state headquarters and infrastructure, allying with foreign elements to wage war against the state, taking hostages, destroying civilian aircraft, assaulting hospitals and health facilities, and storming objects, civil cities, places of worship and citizens’ homes, plundering citizens’ property, stealing private cars and banks, targeting service centers and electricity, water and communications stations, attacking safe cities and looting markets with the aim of paralyzing the economy, attacking the headquarters of diplomatic missions and UN shelter centers, and arbitrarily arresting 8,000 citizens. detained in detention centers, forced disappearance, crimes of rape, sexual violence, crimes amounting to ethnic genocide, war crimes, committing crimes falling under the crimes of terrorism, forced displacement, liquidation of prisoners of war, and obstructing the harvest of the agricultural season for the purpose of exposing civilians to famine)
The request referred to the ambassador’s letter on March 29, 2024 to the Security Council, which contained 43 pages that included evidence, documents, and facts that were monitored and confirmed the UAE’s involvement in the aggression against Sudan, including satellite images of Umm Djeres airport, names and types of aircraft, and Its cargo of weapons, the report of the expert committee, the report of the Congressional Foreign Affairs Committee, investigative reports published by major Western newspapers (The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, The Guardian, Reuters…etc.), seizures of weapons obtained in the field and in militia stores, It is either Emirati-made or imported (armored vehicles, Kornet missiles, Javelin missiles, launchers, and tons of ammunition), in addition to providing a private plane for the transportation of militia leader Hemedti, his assistants, and his allies, and granting them visa facilities, accommodation, housing, and free food. The vision of the militia and its allies is adopted in regional and international forums.
The UAE, of course, denied its involvement in the war on Sudan and its support for the RSF Militia, and is working to form a supportive lobby within the corridors of the Security Council, with the aim of aborting the complaint. It is fully aware of the grave damage it has suffered simply by holding a Council session to consider Sudan’s claim, in addition to that Condemning, drawing attention, or taking a decision to form an international investigation committee would be disastrous for it, with the possibility of accusing it of violating Security Council resolutions, especially Resolution 1591, and subjecting it to the sanctions contained therein.
Sudanese public opinion, despite its observations on the Security Council’s performance, especially in its dealings with the Israeli war on Gaza, and the support of America, Britain and France against any resolution condemning the Israeli aggression, and despite the modest expectations of the Council’s commitment to international law in this regard, consideration of the complaint may result in at least a decision to investigate the allegation, and any Council decision that preserves Sudan’s right to raise the complaint again based on any new data after documenting the presence of American weapons guarantees expanding the complaint to include America, especially if it colludes with the Emirates, and it also gives Sudan the right to resort . to the International Criminal Court, especially after South Africa’s complaint and its obtaining a decision condemning Israel from the International Court of Justice after America blocked the issuance of any Security Council resolution,
April 28, 2024