New York / Abu Dhabi — September 2026
Sudan's representative at the UN General Assembly delivered one of the sharpest verbal attacks yet in a years-long diplomatic feud, branding the United Arab Emirates a "country of evil" and accusing it of deepening Sudan's brutal civil war by backing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
What Was Said
Speaking in New York, Sudan's representative placed the UAE at the top of the list of countries Sudan blames for worsening the conflict. He said the UAE's claims of neutrality and innocence would not cover up what he called its crimes and atrocities, describing it as being in a "bloodied partnership" with the RSF. He also called on the UAE to focus more on its own domestic politics instead of what he described as "a familial governing regime headed by military officials."
Sudan's Long-Running Accusation
This is far from a new claim. Sudanese officials have repeatedly accused the UAE of supplying the RSF with weapons, financing and logistical support since fighting broke out in April 2023 between the RSF, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, and the Sudanese Armed Forces, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. In submissions to UN bodies, Sudan has pointed to flights from Abu Dhabi to eastern Chad, captured equipment, alleged networks of foreign fighters, and gold flows through Dubai as evidence for its claims.
Sudan has taken the dispute to the UN Security Council multiple times, requested an emergency session over what it called UAE "aggression," and in December 2023 ordered 15 UAE diplomats to leave the country. A leaked UN panel report has previously said it found "credible" evidence of UAE weapons transfers to the RSF via Chad, though a later UN panel report did not repeat that finding.
The UAE's Response
The UAE has consistently and firmly denied the allegations. Emirati diplomats have repeatedly exercised their "Right of Reply" at UN sessions, calling Sudan's accusations "baseless," "unfounded" and "fabricated." In one recent Human Rights Council session, an Emirati envoy accused the Sudanese Armed Forces of using the accusations to deflect from its own documented human rights violations, while affirming the UAE's support for a ceasefire and humanitarian access.
The UAE has also pointed to its humanitarian contributions, including a $20 million agreement with UNHCR and a broader $70 million commitment to aid displaced Sudanese and South Sudanese people.
A War With No End in Sight
The underlying conflict remains catastrophic. The fighting has caused mass displacement, famine risk, and what the UN has called the world's largest displacement crisis, with more than 8.5 million people forced from their homes. Investigators have documented widespread abuses by both sides, with RSF campaigns in Darfur, including in Al-Fashir, drawing particular international scrutiny.
The Bottom Line
Sudan's "country of evil" remark is the latest, and one of the most inflammatory, in a long pattern of accusation and denial between Khartoum and Abu Dhabi. Independent verification of the arms-supply claims remains contested, and with both governments dug into their positions, the exchange of accusations at the UN shows no sign of slowing.
This is a developing and politically sensitive story tied to an active war. The UAE has repeatedly and firmly denied supporting the RSF; Sudan's allegations have not been independently confirmed by UN investigators in their most recent reporting.