UAE condemns attacks on displacement camps, aid workers in Sudan

The UAE has strongly condemned a wave of attacks on displacement camps and the targeting of aid workers in Sudan's Darfur region.

The attacks on Zamzan and Abu Shouk camps near El Fasher has left more than 200 people dead and hundreds more injured.

In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) reiterated that targetting aid workers is a "blatant violation of international humanitarian law" and called on the UN to prevent warring parties in Sudan from using humanitarian aid for military or political purposes.

It reaffirmed that no entity should have the right to arbitrarily challenge lifesaving assistance, highlighting that the weaponisation of relief work and humanitarian aid is a condemned act.

The ministry urged all parties to respect their commitments under international law and the Jeddah Declaration, and the mechanisms proposed by the Aligned for Advancing Lifesaving and Peace in Sudan (ALPS) Group.

The UAE also stressed the need to implement immediate ceasefire to protect civilians and facilitate the urgent and unhindered access of essential humanitarian aid, national news agency Wam reported.

The ministry underscored the UAE’s steadfast dedication to reinforce all efforts aimed at reaching a peaceful solution to the ongoing conflict in Sudan. 

The UAE remains committed to supporting all endeavors to address this catastrophic crisis and to work alongside regional and international partners to ensure stability and peace for the people of Sudan, the statement added.