By Matik Kueth
King News 12 September Juba – The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has extended arms embargo sanctions on Sudan until Wednesday, September 2025.
In a statement seen by King News on Thursday, Robert Wood, Alternate Representative for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations and the United States, stated that prolonging the sanctions will limit the flow of weapons into Darfur, the movement of government officials to carry out their duties, and the activities of entities that undermine the stability of the peace in Sudan.
“Renewing the sanctions measures will restrict the movement of arms into Darfur and sanction individuals and entities contributing to, or complicit in, destabilizing activities of Sudan,” Wood said.
He said sanctions are implemented in order to bring an end to the worsening humanitarian crisis and restore stability to Sudan.
“All of this is critical to helping end the escalating conflict, alleviate humanitarian catastrophe, and put Sudan back on the path to stability and security,” he stated “The United States remains committed to the Sudanese people and will continue to work closely with Sudan,”
However, at the UNSC meeting, Sudan’s special representative to the UNSC, Al-Harith Idriss, allegedly accused the UAE of arming certain militia groups engaged in war crimes in Sudan.
“There’s irrefutable evidence that this war that we are experiencing is a result of the support of the UAE for militias that are committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur,” he stressed.
Meanwhile, Mohammed Abushahab, the representative of the United Arab Emirates to the UNSC, rubbished Idriss’s allegations, pointing out that they were untrue.
“His claims are utterly false and are a cynical attempt to deflect attention from the failings of The Sudanese Armed Forces.”
The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a draft resolution on Wednesday (11 Sep), extending the Sudan sanctions regime, including targeted sanctions such as asset freezes, travel bans, and an arms embargo, until 12 September 2025.
The resolution is a technical rollover of measures previously renewed by resolution 2676 in March 2023. The Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces have been fighting continuously in the hopes of winning the battle despite regional and international peace efforts.
Since the conflict erupted on April 15, 2023, more than 20,000 people have been killed, 2.3 million people have been displaced, and 25 million other people are facing acute famine across the country, according to the United Nations.