Overview
- Lawmakers passed a resolution denouncing grave abuses in Sudan, warning that RSF atrocities including those in El Fasher could amount to acts of genocide and urging penalties on militias and unnamed external enablers.
- An Emirati delegation led by envoy Lana Nusseibeh lobbied MEPs in Strasbourg, and the final text omitted explicit criticism of the UAE after negotiations in which the EPP resisted naming it.
- Several MEPs pressed the European Commission to use EU‑UAE trade talks as leverage, with some urging a pause in free‑trade negotiations while weapons flows are investigated.
- UN experts and Amnesty have documented European‑made arms in RSF convoys and alleged re‑exports via the UAE; Abu Dhabi rejects any link to supplying the RSF, welcomes the resolution, highlights mediation through the Quad, and cites major humanitarian aid.
- The vote comes as investigations and accountability efforts intensify, including ICC probes into atrocities, with the conflict driving mass displacement and acute hunger across Sudan.