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Sudan: Peace and Democracy

Tuesday 24 October 2023 · 3 questions

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

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Answered 1 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Britain advocates for a return to civilian-led government in Sudan.
  • The UK condemns atrocities in Darfur and other regions of Sudan.
  • The UK government supports civilian leadership and engagement with Sudanese leaders.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Stephen Morgan Lab Portsmouth South
Foreign Affairs
Context

The situation in Sudan has deteriorated, with ongoing conflicts and human rights abuses. The question addresses the government's stance on supporting civilian leadership and organizations.

Question

What steps he is taking to support peace and democracy in Sudan?

Answer from Andrew Mitchell

Britain continues to advocate a return to a civilian-led Government in Sudan and improved humanitarian access. We have vigorously condemned the atrocities taking place in Darfur, as well as the other regions of Sudan.

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Not addressed: Specific measures or steps taken by the UK government were not detailed.

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Q2 Stephen Morgan Lab Portsmouth South
Foreign Affairs
Context

The situation in Sudan is worsening, and there are concerns about the lack of support for civilians. The question addresses how the UK government can support civilian organizations.

Question

What are the Government doing to support civilian organisations, including the Sudanese community here in the UK, to build unity in opposition to the conflict and military rule?

Answer from Andrew Mitchell

It is not just Labour that stands in solidarity, but the whole House and the whole country. In respect of the civilian leadership, I spoke last Friday to Abdalla Hamdok, the civilian political leader. He and many of his colleagues will meet in Addis Ababa this week. We very much hope that those meetings will yield some progress.

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Q3 Vicky Ford Con
Foreign Affairs
Context

People in Darfur face daily bombings, killing, rape, pillage, and torture. The question addresses efforts to reduce weapons flow and provide humanitarian aid.

Question

The all-party parliamentary group on Sudan and South Sudan has heard how people in Darfur still face daily bombings, killing, rape, pillage and torture. Members of the Darfur community here are deeply worried about the ethnic cleansing. What is happening to try to reduce the flow of weapons and to get urgent humanitarian aid to the 24 million people who desperately need it?

Answer from Andrew Mitchell

My right hon. Friend is entirely right. We have recently contributed £600,000 to open-source investigative reporting to verify and preserve information on attacks on civilians and breaches of international humanitarian law. As she will know, we are providing £22 million of support for Sudan—£5 million was announced recently to help people who have gone across the border into Chad and South Sudan. She will also know that something like 19 humanitarian workers have been murdered, but we are doing everything we can to try to get aid and help in.

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