Article #66737

In Sudan, hundreds of thousands of people have been killed, 13 million have been displaced and 19 million are facing acute starvation.

Using satellite imagery, leaked documents and reports and on-the-ground footage, we trace how weapons are moving into Sudan through a covert supply chain linked to the UAE and how the UK is accused of being complicit in the atrocities, choosing its relationship with the UAE over its responsibility towards Sudanese civilians.

The UK minister for development, Jenny Chapman, said: 'Claims that the UK failed to act on warnings of mass atrocities are wrong.
'For many months, the UK led efforts at the United Nations and through direct diplomatic engagement to press all parties to de-escalate the violence.
'We have been clear and consistent: the atrocities committed by the RSF are abhorrent and must never be repeated. Both parties must comply with international humanitarian law, those responsible for violations must be held accountable, and all external support to armed actors fuelling this conflict must end immediately.'

The UAE has repeatedly denied it funds or arms the RSF