The Office of the Prime Minister of the Government of Peace and Unity (Tasis) announced on Friday that it has formally addressed the United Nations over what it described as a coordinated disinformation campaign led by Sudan’s Islamist intelligence apparatus and countries backing the Muslim Brotherhood–aligned SAF.
In a press statement, the Prime Minister said he is closely monitoring what he called an extensive media and institutional misinformation effort orchestrated by the intelligence arm of the Islamic Movement. According to the statement, the campaign has succeeded in influencing certain international institutions, including the United Nations mission in Sudan.
The Prime Minister said that inaccurate information supplied by the intelligence apparatus led UN official Denise Brown to issue a statement containing false claims about the alleged targeting of a World Food Programme (WFP) humanitarian aid convoy. He added that this statement was subsequently echoed by embassies of countries supporting the Muslim Brotherhood–aligned forces, as well as by other international actors, including the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the British government.
Tasis rejected the allegations, stating that claims the Rapid Support Forces targeted a WFP convoy are “entirely false.” The statement said close coordination between the National Humanitarian Access Authority and UN agencies had, during the same week, enabled the safe delivery of more than 18 humanitarian aid trucks from El-Obeid to the city of Al-Dalang. According to Tasis, the convoys were protected until their arrival and relief supplies were distributed without incident.
In response to the allegations, the Prime Minister’s office said it formally contacted Tom Fletcher, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, providing documentation to demonstrate what it described as the politicization of humanitarian aid and the spread of misinformation. The communication also accused the Muslim Brotherhood–aligned SAF and its allies of deliberately targeting humanitarian operations, citing an attack on WFP warehouses in Kadugli earlier this week.
Tasis said it submitted a series of recommendations to the UN, calling for a review of the UN mission’s policy in Sudan, particularly regarding what it described as the legitimization of the Port Sudan authorities as a de facto government. It also urged a reassessment of the mission’s media approach and an evaluation of leadership performance in line with UN principles of neutrality, impartiality, and transparency.
The statement concluded by reaffirming Tasis’s commitment to humanitarian principles and its intention to intensify efforts to ensure the safe and non-discriminatory delivery of humanitarian assistance across all regions of Sudan.
