The United Arab Emirates has expressed concern over the continued military escalation by both parties to the conflict in the city of Al-Ubayyid, and the resulting civilian casualties and worsening humanitarian crisis, affirming its categorical rejection of the targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure, and the necessity of allowing all civilians from both sides of the conflict to leave and of providing them with safe corridors.
The UAE stressed that the immediate priority is reaching an instantaneous humanitarian truce and a permanent ceasefire, ensuring the protection of civilians and enabling safe, unimpeded access for humanitarian aid to all affected areas.
The UAE also renewed its call for an immediate and unconditional humanitarian truce during the Security Council briefing on Sudan.
Massad Boulos, the senior adviser to the US president for Arab and African affairs, also announced before the Security Council that all proposals for a humanitarian truce had been rejected by Sudanese army commander Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan — a statement that observers described as a notable shift in the American discourse, as it named for the first time the party that Washington believes is standing in the way of ceasefire efforts.
Massad Boulos also announced that his country had imposed sanctions on 8 individuals and entities it said were involved in perpetuating acts of violence through their support of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces.