United States: The UAE has called for immediate action to prevent starvation and reaffirmed its support for all initiatives to achieve a ceasefire and a return to civilian government, including formally urging all the warring parties to participate in the Jeddah talks process, in a significant statement outlining the UAE’s letter to the UN Security Council.
The UAE Mission at the UN praised Uganda’s and important African Union (AU) officials’ and regional leaders’ roles in their attempts to resolve the conflict.
The leaders of the opposing factions have been urged by the African Union Peace and Security Council to convene immediately under the AU’s and the IGAOD’s auspices and to take part in the upcoming inclusive political dialogue process for Sudan, which will take place in Addis Ababa from July 10 to 15, 2024. The UAE has joined this call.
In a statement issued in New York, the UAE made an urgent call to address the risk of famine. The UAE continues to stress the importance of allowing and facilitating the urgent, unhindered and sustained passage of humanitarian relief for the civilians in need.
“The international community must significantly increase its support to Sudan. The response to this crisis is too important to continue to be held back by warring factions who do not represent the interests of the Sudanese people. The UAE remains focused on working with international partners to mitigate the risk of famine and to encourage the warring parties to engage positively in a political process,” the statement said.
“Furthermore, the UAE supports all initiatives aimed at ending this conflict, and firmly believes that peace talks should be supported by all those who wish to see a peaceful resolution to the conflict,” according to the statement.
The UAE reaffirmed its “support for efforts to de-escalate tensions, implement a ceasefire and advance negotiations leading to the restoration of a legitimate government that is representative of all Sudanese people”. The continued violence only underscores that none of the warring parties represent the people of Sudan. The UAE reaffirms that there is no military solution to this conflict.
Furthermore, the UAE countered fabricated allegations made by the representative of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) against the UAE, as per the statement.