{
  "id": 9553453,
  "title": "UN says it could investigate Sudan chemical weapons allegations if given mandate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/un-says-it-could-investigate-sudan-chemical-weapons-allegations-if",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T12:08:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/un-says-it-could-investigate-sudan-chemical-weapons-allegations-if-given-mandate/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United Nations has indicated its willingness to examine claims that Sudan's military employed chemical weapons, contingent upon receiving a formal authorization. These allegations persist as disputed, with no independent international inquiry, as mentioned in this report, confirming the perpetrator or perpetrators, if any, of such weapons. In a statement on Monday in New York, Stéphane Dujarric, a spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres, described the possibility of chemical weapons usage as \"abhorrent\" and expressed support for endeavors to prevent arms from entering Sudan. The situation escalates against a backdrop of a separate diplomatic controversy concerning a US visa for Sudan's army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, to attend the UN General Assembly, the origins of which remain unclear.",
  "summary": "The United Nations has said it is prepared to investigate allegations that Sudan’s armed forces used chemical weapons, provided it receives a formal mandate. The allegations remain contested, and no independent international investigation cited in this report has established who, if anyone, used such weapons, The National was told on Monday in New York.",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}