Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected the report research mission UNwhich called for the deployment of “independent and impartial forces” in the country to protect citizens.
Crisis in Sudan. MFA calls UN “illegal body”
The African country's diplomacy issued a statement saying that the organization's mission had committed a “flagrant violation of its mandate.” According to government representatives, UN Human Rights Council should support solutions suggested by local authorities and not “seek to impose another external mechanism”. They also called it “a political and illegal body”.
“The protection of civilians remains an absolute priority for the Sudanese government,” the statement said.
The call for the introduction of arms embargo.
UN warns of war crimes in Sudan
A UN fact-finding mission said Friday that “war crimes and crimes against humanity” are taking place in Sudan. The war has led to the displacement of over 10 million peopleincluding in neighbouring countries.
– The matter is extremely urgent, there is no action to stop the conflict and no reaction to the suffering caused by it is alarming – the director general warned on Sunday WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during a visit to Port SudanAs he pointed out, approximately 70-80 percent of the health infrastructure in the country is no longer functioning.
Ghebreyesus appealed to the “world to wake up and help pull Sudan out of the nightmare it is in.”
War in Sudan. Experts sound the alarm
Sudan is in the throes of a devastating civil war that has claimed the lives of more than 100,000 people since April 2023. about 150 thousand people. According to experts, the conflict between the general's army Abdela Fattaha al-Burhane and the paramilitary units of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of his former deputy, Mohameda Hamdane Dagalocould lead to the world's worst famine in at least 40 years.
As we reported in our series Interia Closer to the Worldthe collapse of the state could lead to catastrophic geopolitical consequences. “The Economist” points out that dividing the country could result in ten times the results it brought crisis in Libya. The weekly also suggests that in the event of internal disintegration, each region will be supported by “a different international coalition”. Sudan is particularly popular with United Arab Emirateswhich – according to information provided by the UN – were to arm RSF forces.
The UAE is not alone. The weapons used in the war in Sudan are to be supplied by manufacturers including Turkey i Egypt. At the beginning of the conflict, the RSF was also supported by the Russian Wagner Group. In gratitude for the consent to build a logistics center for the Navy on the coast of the Red Sea, also The Kremlin pledged to transfer weapons and ammunition to the Sudanese army.
There is speculation that if it falls, Sudan could become a safe haven for terrorists from Al-Kaidy, Islamic State i Hamasu. The ongoing war will inevitably lead to an increase in refugee migration to Europe. It will also certainly contribute to the escalation of the crisis in the Red Sea.
Source: AFP, The Economist
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