Pressure mounts on the UAE regarding its presence at a London conference aimed at resolving the Sudan war after a leaked UN report suggested it secretly supplied arms to paramilitaries. This report, marked highly confidential, alleges the UAE facilitated multiple flights to Chad, where arms could be smuggled into Sudan. The UK foreign secretary's invitation of the UAE to peace talks raises ethical concerns, especially given the humanitarian crisis caused by the civil war that has displaced millions.
The UK needs to explain how it is responding to massacres of children and aid workers while hosting the UAE at its London conference.
The 14-page report documented a consistent pattern of Ilyushin Il-76TD cargo flights originating from the United Arab Emirates into Chad.
Allegations of the UAE secretly supplying weapons to Sudanese paramilitaries complicate the British foreign secretary's decision to invite the UAE for peace talks.
The civil war in Sudan has caused the world's biggest humanitarian crisis, displacing more than 12 million people.
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