Abu Dhabi — The United Arab Emirates reaffirmed its support for Sudan’s transition to a civilian-led government free from extremist influence, as its Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Mohamed Abushahab, addressed the UN Security Council during a session on Sudan.

Abushahab warned that the continuation of Sudan’s conflict could spill over into neighboring countries and destabilize the wider region. He stressed: “There is an undeniable fact both parties to the conflict in Sudan have committed war crimes. This is not an allegation.”

He added that evidence is mounting of atrocities committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allies, as well as by the Sudanese army and Islamist groups allied with it, including reports of systematic, ethnically motivated violence.

Abushahab urged the international community not to remain idle while Sudan’s civil war risks becoming a dangerous space for extremist and terrorist networks. He emphasized that any path forward must deny extremist groups resources and legitimacy, and be based on a genuine civilian transition led by independent civilian leadership.

During the same session, Jeffrey Bartos, U.S. Representative for Management and Reform at the UN, called on both warring parties to accept an immediate ceasefire. He noted that under President Donald Trump’s direct orders, Washington had proposed a humanitarian truce and urged both sides to accept it without preconditions.

Bartos condemned atrocities committed by both the Sudanese army and RSF, including reports of ethnic targeting of civilians by the army. He further accused the Sudanese military of using chemical weapons in violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, stressing: “Accountability is not optional; it is the cornerstone of this convention’s credibility.”

A U.S. official told last week that the White House is aware of Sudanese army commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s statements expressing readiness to work with President Trump to end the war. The official confirmed Washington had tabled a strong ceasefire proposal, placing responsibility on both the army and RSF to accept a humanitarian truce without conditions.

Meanwhile, a joint Western investigation published by CNN last week revealed damning evidence of grave abuses by the Sudanese army against civilians in Gezira state, including mass killings, extrajudicial executions, and the dumping of bodies in waterways and mass graves. The findings, based on video footage, victim testimonies, and insider sources, suggested the crimes may amount to ethnic cleansing.

The investigation also indicated that orders for the campaign came from senior military levels, with involvement from Islamist figures exerting influence over the army’s leadership.