Weapons trafficking to Sudan
27.1.2025
Question for written answer E-000350/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Gaetano Pedulla' (The Left), Pasquale Tridico (The Left), Danilo Della Valle (The Left), Per Clausen (The Left), Pernando Barrena Arza (The Left), Sebastian Everding (The Left)
UN report S/2024/65, investigations by non-governmental organisations (Human Rights Watch, Refugees International, Amnesty International) and articles by journalists in many authoritative media sources, such as the New York Times, put forward allegations implicating the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in supporting the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan. In particular, the UAE is alleged to be implicated in weapons trafficking, inter alia using French technology, despite UN warnings.
- 1.Can the Commission clarify its assessment of the UAE’s role in this conflict with particular reference to the latter’s involvement with a group accused of human rights abuses and atrocities against civilians?
- 2.What diplomatic efforts is the Commission currently pursuing to address and deter any support by the UAE for armed groups in Sudan, including as regards working with international partners to address this worrying support and ensure accountability?
- 3.Is the Commission prepared to consider sanctions or other policy measures against any individuals or entities within the UAE that are found to be complicit in supporting Sudanese armed groups responsible for documented abuses?
Submitted: 27.1.2025