UN warns Sudan gum Arabic trade helps sustain civil war
Part of Sudan’s gum Arabic production comes from areas affected by the fighting and the UN human rights office found that people working in the trade have faced threats to their safety, and suffered large-scale looting, including by parties to the conflict.
The United Nations human rights office on Wednesday called on states, businesses and parties linked to Sudan’s globally-relevant gum Arabic industry to uphold international law, warning that profits from the sector are helping sustain the country’s civil war.
Some gum Arabic has also been taken from areas controlled by the Sudanese Armed Forces and transported to Port Sudan for export, it added.
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