UN political chief does not name countries selling weapons to army and paramilitary forces, describes it as ‘unconscionable’.
The United Nations said continued arms supplies to Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces are “enabling the slaughter” and need to be stopped as civilians bear the brunt of the conflict.
Considerable” external support and a constant flow of arms have driven the scaling up of military operations and the recruitment of new fighters by both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, UN undersecretary-general for political and peacebuilding affairs Rosemary DiCarlo said.
Put bluntly, some purported friends of the parties are helping to fuel the carnage in Sudan,” she said in an address to the UNSC late on Tuesday, without naming any of the countries or parties sending weapons.
“This is unconscionable. It is illegal, and it must end.
On April 15, 2023, Sudan descended into a civil war after the confrontation between RSF led by Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo and the head of SAF Abdel Fattah al-Burhan for power.
According to the UN, the war so far has killed over 24,000 people, creating a humanitarian crisis displacing 11 million people. Almost three million fled to neighboring countries in the world’s worst displacement crisis.
