The United Arab Emirates has used the Oslo Forum in Norway to press for renewed international focus on Sudan, warning that only a civilian-led political process can end the war and prevent the country’s collapse into a prolonged regional crisis.
Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of State, took part in the high-level forum alongside international envoys, mediators, officials and policy experts focused on conflict resolution and peace efforts.
Speaking during a session dedicated to Sudan, Sheikh Shakhboot said the UAE’s position remained centered on an inclusive Sudanese civilian track, describing it as the only credible path toward ending the conflict and establishing an independent civilian government.
The intervention placed Sudan back inside one of the world’s key mediation platforms at a time when the war has triggered mass displacement, famine warnings, the collapse of basic services and growing concern over spillover across the Horn of Africa, the Sahel and the Red Sea region.
Sheikh Shakhboot also called for an unconditional humanitarian truce, a permanent ceasefire and stronger regional and international coordination to address the humanitarian consequences of the conflict.
His remarks reflected Abu Dhabi’s continued effort to frame Sudan’s crisis as a political and humanitarian emergency requiring coordinated diplomacy rather than another round of military escalation.
On the sidelines of the forum, Sheikh Shakhboot held bilateral meetings with senior regional and international figures working on Sudan, the Horn of Africa and the Sahel, according to UAE state media.
