The United States is pushing for tougher United Nations sanctions on Sudan’s warring parties, seeking to curb foreign military support and pressure the army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to negotiate an end to a conflict that has killed at least 59,000 people and displaced some 13 million.
Speaking to the UN Security Council on Monday, US adviser for Arab and African affairs Massad Boulos said financial, military and political backing from outside actors continues to fuel the war, now in its fourth year.
Boulos said a proposed US resolution would expand the existing UN arms embargo beyond Darfur to cover the whole of Sudan. The measure would apply to all parties operating in the country and explicitly include drones and related technologies.
The draft resolution also calls on all countries to end direct or indirect logistical, financial or military support that enables the conflict to continue.
The United States did not identify countries providing such assistance. Egypt has openly supported Sudan’s military, while the United Arab Emirates has repeatedly denied allegations that it supplies weapons to the RSF.
