Disturbing Report: European Weapons In Sudan
/"But if the parties have been able to sustain their confrontation, it is in no small part thanks to the material support they receive from outside the Sudan. These external actors continue to flout the sanctions regime imposed by the Council to support a political settlement, thereby fueling the conflict. This is illegal, it is immoral and it must stop." Under-Secretary-General Rosemary A. DiCarlo's
Recent actions by Congress:
S.Res.126 - Calling on the United Nations Security Council to enforce the existing arms embargo on Darfur and extend it to cover all of Sudan.
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H.R.2059 - To prohibit the issuance of licenses for the exportation of certain defense articles to the United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes.
H.R.1939 - To require the imposition of sanctions with respect to conflict in Sudan, and for other purposes. "It is the sense of the Congress that the United Nations should expand its arms embargo to all of Sudan."
Quotes from a 5-part investigative report by France24.
"From a Bulgarian factory to Sudanese militias, the FRANCE 24 Observers team reveals how European-made ammunition ended up on the Sudanese battlefield."
"International Golden Group was created in 2002 and we think that it was a private or semi-private company, but it definitely had links to the [Emirati] government. In 2017, it stated that it was a leading supplier to the UAE Armed Forces and the Ministry of the Interior."
“One thing is certain: International Golden Group is still very active in the UAE, as well as on the international stage. This supplier of weapons and security services was purchased in January 2024 by the Edge group, a conglomerate of defence companies financed by the Emirati state."
"There are no sanctions or embargoes on the sale of European weapons to the United Arab Emirates. But International Golden Group isn’t exactly a run-of-the-mill company: aside from supplying the Emirati Army, it is known for illegally diverting weapons to war zones, said several specialists who spoke to the FRANCE 24 Observers team."
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