Enforce UN Embargo on Sudan War; Hold UAE Accountable for Arming RSF

October 29, 2025 – In response to horrific acts of violence taking place following the fall of El Fasher, Sudan to the UAE-supported Rapid Support Forces, Center for International Policy President and CEO Nancy Okail issued the following statement:

“The entire world should be appalled by the acts of genocide and other atrocities taking place at this moment in El Fasher. Having taken the city after a long siege, the Rapid Support Forces are now engaged in a horrific onslaught of mass murder, torture and rape against its civilian population.

“Condemnation of this crime against humanity is not enough. The international community must take decisive action to enforce the United Nations arms embargo on the conflict in Sudan and hold accountable all who have enabled this genocide.

“In particular, the United States and its partners should halt arms transfers to, and impose other sanctions on, the United Arab Emirates, which is supplying the RSF with the weapons and related material used to carry out atrocities in Darfur. Failure to take enforcement action against the UAE could condemn hundreds of thousands more civilians to death at the hands of the genocidal forces the Emirates have armed.

“The international community must also continue to document these crimes so that perpetrators in Sudan can be held accountable. We must not fail yet another test of international norms and laws in the face of genocide and mass atrocities. It is past time to fully enforce the embargo, hold the UAE accountable, and bring the war in Sudan to an end.”

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