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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has relentlessly pursued political, diplomatic, and humanitarian efforts to resolve the crisis in Sudan, which erupted two years ago.

These efforts have been accompanied by strong support for each initiative undertaken by brotherly and friendly nations to resolve the crisis, based on their principles of supporting and aiding the Sudanese people, without taking sides in the conflict, and working to mobilize international and regional efforts to find a peaceful solution. They also supported the commencement of a diplomatic dialogue aimed at achieving the Sudanese people’s aspirations for development, security, prosperity, and progress.

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Since the outbreak of fighting between the Sudanese army led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces led by his former deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, in April 2023, the UAE has continued its efforts to de-escalate and end the crisis through dialogue and peaceful means.

The UAE has been a pioneer in humanitarian aid and has played a leading role in diplomatic and humanitarian efforts.

On the humanitarian front, the UAE was the first country to announce, a few days after the crisis began, the provision of $50 million in emergency humanitarian assistance to Sudan, drawing the world’s attention to the need to focus on the humanitarian aspect of the Sudanese crisis to alleviate the suffering of civilians.

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This humanitarian initiative was reinforced by successive initiatives, the latest being the organization by the UAE, in collaboration with Ethiopia, the African Union, and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), of the “High-Level Humanitarian Conference for the People of Sudan” on February 14, during which they announced an additional $200 million in humanitarian assistance. This brought the UAE’s total aid since the crisis began to $600.4 million, and its total assistance to Sudan over the past 10 years exceeds $3.5 billion.

Pioneering humanitarian efforts backed by continuous diplomatic action began immediately after the crisis erupted and have continued throughout this period, culminating in several diplomatic initiatives to promote a political solution to resolve the crisis. One of the most important initiatives was the creation of the ALPS platform (Alliance to Enhance Life and Peace in Sudan), whose meetings began last August in Switzerland, with active participation from the UAE.

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Lies and obstacles 

These notable efforts were deliberately disrupted by one of the parties in the conflict, which unsuccessfully tried to confuse the international community with malicious lies and baseless slanders, claiming that the UAE was supporting one side of the conflict in Sudan with weapons and ammunition.

The UAE quickly refuted these lies and dismissed the claims about its bias in the Sudanese conflict, emphasizing that peace and a political solution were their priorities.

The UAE firmly assured the international community – through communication with the United Nations Security Council and its international partners – that it was not providing support to either of the warring sides in Sudan and emphasized its steadfast commitment to supporting international law and ensuring accountability for the atrocities committed by both sides.

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These lies were repeatedly circulated over the past period in futile attempts to divert the international community’s attention from the violence being committed on the ground by the warring parties, by creating secondary disputes, even reaching an aerial assault by the Sudanese armed forces on the UAE ambassador’s residence in Khartoum on September 29, a blatant violation of the fundamental principle of diplomatic immunity and international conventions.

After this crime was exposed, nearly 100 countries, along with several international organizations, issued separate statements strongly condemning the cowardly attack and expressing their solidarity with the UAE in the face of this brutal aggression. This act reaffirmed the UAE’s leading position in the international community and the trust placed in its diplomacy, which supports security and peace worldwide.

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The UAE reiterated that such attempts would not deter them “from continuing their work with international and regional partners to find an urgent political solution that preserves Sudan and assists its people.”

An unjustified and strange provocation policy, which worsened the Sudanese crisis and intensified its severity, attempting to avoid any serious effort to resolve the crisis internally by projecting it externally, in an attempt to create new crises to evade any responsibility.

Diplomatic Action 

From the outset of the crisis in April 2023, the UAE quickly issued a statement expressing concern over the unfolding developments in Sudan, calling on all parties to calm down, exercise restraint, reduce escalation, and work to resolve the crisis through dialogue. This statement was followed by a series of ongoing démarches by UAE officials and diplomats, led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who held discussions with counterparts around the world on the situation in Sudan and ways to halt the escalation.

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The UAE has provided strong support for every initiative and effort undertaken by brotherly and friendly countries to resolve the crisis.

Support for International Efforts 

The UAE has participated in every international effort to resolve the crisis diplomatically and politically, culminating in the announcement of the creation of the ALPS platform (Alliance for the Protection of Life and Peace in Sudan), whose meetings began in Switzerland last August with active participation from the UAE. This group includes the UAE, Saudi Arabia, the United States, Egypt, Switzerland, the African Union, and the United Nations, and focuses on expanding emergency humanitarian access and upholding international humanitarian law.

The UAE also organized, with Ethiopia, the African Union, and IGAD, in cooperation with the UN, the “High-Level Humanitarian Conference for the People of Sudan” in Addis Ababa on February 14, announcing an additional $200 million in humanitarian assistance, in line with the UAE’s deep humanitarian values and their support for the Sudanese people during this escalating humanitarian crisis.

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The UAE renewed its call for a humanitarian ceasefire during the month of Ramadan to offer a chance for peace and allow the delivery of life-saving humanitarian aid to the Sudanese in need.

The UAE also participated in the joint launch of the UN Refugee Commission and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for the Sudan Humanitarian Needs Plan 2025, reaffirming its commitment to safe and unhindered humanitarian access.

Facts and Figures

In terms of facts and figures, the United Arab Emirates has continued its humanitarian and relief efforts to support the Sudanese people amid the current crisis, through a series of initiatives aimed at alleviating suffering and providing urgent aid to the most affected groups, as demonstrated by the following figures:

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• The value of UAE aid to the Sudanese people between 2014 and 2025 has exceeded 3.5 billion USD.
• The UAE provided humanitarian assistance since the outbreak of the conflict in Sudan in 2023, amounting to 600.4 million USD.
• Among this, 200 million USD was pledged by the UAE during the high-level humanitarian conference for the people of Sudan held in Addis Ababa on February 14, 2025.
• 12,000 tons of aid
  The UAE has sent 160 aircraft and one ship loaded with humanitarian aid to Sudan and neighboring countries, totaling 12,000 tons of medical, food, and relief supplies, as part of its ongoing efforts to support those affected by the humanitarian crisis.
• 3 Hospitals
  The UAE established three hospitals to provide medical services to refugees in neighboring countries, detailed as follows:
  • Last March, the UAE inaugurated the Madahoul field hospital in North Bahr el-Ghazal State in South Sudan.
  • The UAE also built two field hospitals in the cities of Amjadras and Abéché in Chad, which treated 90,889 cases.

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Pioneering UAE Initiatives to Support and Relieve the Sudanese People

• Support for UN Organizations
  Prior to the humanitarian initiative announced in Addis Ababa, the UAE committed during their participation in the International Humanitarian Conference on Sudan in Paris, April 17, to provide 100 million USD to support humanitarian efforts in Sudan and neighboring countries.
  On June 17, they announced that 70 million USD of this amount would be allocated for Sudanese humanitarian aid through UN agencies, with 30 million USD directed to neighboring countries hosting refugees and displaced persons.
  As part of their support for women affected by the Sudanese crisis, the UAE announced a donation of 10.25 million USD to the UN, to be allocated as follows: 3 million USD for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Health Organization (WHO), 2 million USD for the Women, Peace, and Humanitarian Action Fund, 2 million USD for the United Nations Population Fund, and 250,000 USD for supporting gender-based response programs in Chad.

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Aid continues to flow like a river of generosity from the land of Zayed to relieve the people of Sudan, embodying the special historical brotherly relations between the two countries and reaffirming the UAE’s historical commitment to extending a helping hand to its Sudanese brothers. This commitment began under the reign of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and continues today under the leadership of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates.

This is part of the UAE’s ongoing commitment to supporting and assisting brotherly and friendly countries, affirming its deep humanitarian approach, which is a fundamental pillar of UAE policy, and emphasizing that its leadership has always insisted on providing aid and assistance to all peoples facing difficult circumstances, whether due to natural disasters, wars, political crises, or health emergencies.

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