UAE Dismisses Sudan’s Genocide Claims at ICJ

UAE Rejects Sudan’s Genocide Accusations at ICJ, Calls It a ‘Publicity Stunt’

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has strongly condemned the case filed against it by Sudan at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), dismissing the allegations as baseless and politically motivated. The UAE labeled Sudan’s move as a “cynical publicity stunt” and affirmed its intent to push for the immediate dismissal of the case.

On March 6, Sudan officially lodged a complaint with the ICJ, accusing the UAE of being complicit in the alleged genocide of the Masalit people in West Darfur. According to the Sudanese government, since 2023, the UAE has been providing significant financial, political and military support to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has led to atrocities such as forced displacement, killings, sexual assault and destruction of property.

The country has asked the ICJ to impose urgent measures to prevent further acts of genocide, claiming that the UAE’s assistance has worsened the situation in Darfur.. The lawsuit alleges that the UAE’s alleged collaboration with the RSF and its affiliated militias enabled atrocities.

Responding to Sudan’s accusations, UAE Foreign Minister Anwar Gargash condemned Sudan’s accusations in a post on X, saying the Sudanese government should focus more on resolving the ongoing conflict than on what he called “weak media maneuvers.” He stressed that Sudan’s leadership should focus on resolving the worsening humanitarian disaster and putting an end to the devastating conflict instead of resolving the conflict.

More than 20,000 people have died and 14 million have been displaced, causing widespread destruction since the conflict began between the RSF and the Sudanese army in April 2023. But other estimates put the death toll at as high as 130,000. International organizations are warning that the humanitarian disaster is worsening as famine looms and the war has already affected nearly three-quarters of Sudan’s 18 states.