The United Nations calls on countries that supply Sudan with weapons to stop their flow

United Nations (EFE).- The UN Security Council on Monday addressed the escalation of the conflict in North Darfur (Sudan), whose capital the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (FAR) are trying to seize, and called on countries providing arms to stop it. The flow, according to the US ambassador.

The US ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said after the meeting that she had “credible reports” that the Rwandan armed forces had “imminent” plans to attack El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state and the army’s last stronghold in the region. In which she confirmed that the residents were “besieged.”

The diplomat noted that both sides of the conflict are receiving weapons and other resources to continue “the destruction of Sudan,” and stressed that Security Council members have taken up the issue with “both parties, and this includes colleagues from the United Arab Emirates.” The UAE)”.

“Concerned” about El Fasher

In response to a question about what the UN decision-making body could do, Thomas-Greenfield said it had expressed its “concern,” a term repeated by British Ambassador James Kariuki in another intervention this afternoon, where he reiterated the need for an “international messaging package.” .

The American added: “We have submitted a strong request to all countries that provide support to the warring parties to stop this support, and we will continue to put pressure on those countries.”

Kariuki made a brief statement in which he expressed the Council's “concern” about the potential escalation in El Fasher and its impact on its population, which is concentrated there about two million people in addition to half a million displaced people.

Thomas Greenfield warned that the city of El Fasher was “on the brink of massacre,” while Kariuki pointed to the risk of famine due to the lack of humanitarian access given the “barriers” put in place by the two parties, which were urged to return to the negotiating table in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia).