Dossier
OHCHR
Coverage of OHCHR in the Nexus archive.
- UN Warns Sudan’s Gum Arabic Trade Is Directly Financing the War
The UN warned that Sudan’s gum arabic trade is being looted and taxed to finance the war. Sudan previously supplied 70–80% of global crude gum arabic exports, worth up to $183 million annually before the conflict. Both warring parties in Sudan are involved in exploiting the trade.