US Senators Want Sudan’s War Cut Off From Gold and Gum Arabic
Eight US senators have asked Washington's UN ambassador to push for measures on gold-extraction chemicals and gum arabic sourcing, days before the Sudan sanctions mandate expires. The post US Senators Want Sudan’s War Cut Off From Gold and Gum Arabic appeared first on The Rio Times .
A group of eight US senators have written to the US ambassador to the United Nations, Chris Murphy, urging the government to push for additional Security Council measures to limit the flow of money to the warring parties in Sudan. The senators specifically want prohibitions on the sale of precursor chemicals used in gold extraction and due-diligence guidelines for the procurement of gum arabic, a commodity that is smuggled to finance the fighting.
The senators argue that Sudan's war is the largest humanitarian crisis in the world, and they want the Security Council's Panel of Experts to identify which states have circumvented restrictions to arm or fund the belligerents. The Security Council's Sudan sanctions regime expires on September 12, with a vote on renewal expected.
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