The United Arab Emirates’ ambassador to the United Nations, Mohamed Abushahab, told the UN Security Council on Monday that the UAE supports Sudan’s transition to a civilian-led government “free from extremist forces,” warning that the ongoing war risks spilling over into neighboring countries and destabilizing the wider region.
In his remarks, Abushahab said the conflict continues to escalate despite repeated calls for a humanitarian truce, and condemned a recent drone attack on a UN logistics base in Kadugli that killed peacekeepers, saying those responsible must be held accountable.
He argued that both warring parties have committed war crimes, describing atrocities by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its allies as widely documented, while saying evidence is also “mounting” regarding crimes attributed to General al-Burhan’s army (SAF) and allied Islamist groups, including “systematic, ethnically motivated” abuses cited in recent reports.
Abushahab urged the international community not to stand by as the war creates what he called a dangerous operating space for extremist and terrorist networks to regroup, recruit, and finance themselves. He said any political path forward should deny extremist groups “space, resources, and legitimacy,” and must be anchored in a genuine civilian-led transition independent of both sides to the conflict.
During the same Security Council session, U.S. deputy ambassador Jeffrey Bartos called on the rival forces to accept an immediate humanitarian truce and move toward a ceasefire.
