Government estimates that 9,000 people have been killed in the conflict in Sudan – while the eyes of the world are averted and the international community has largely looked away.

Nov 22, 2023 | News

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL7):

Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool :
To ask His Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the total number of (1) deaths, (2) injuries, and (3) displacement of Sudanese people, since the commencement of hostilities between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces. (HL7)

Tabled on: 07 November 2023

Answer:
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon:

The United Nations estimate that up to 9000 people have been killed in the conflict in Sudan since April. Over 4.8 million people have been internally displaced in Sudan and over 1.3 million have fled to Sudan.

Date and time of answer: 21 Nov 2023 at 15:41.

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For 18 years David Alton was a Member of the House of Commons and today he is an Independent Crossbench Life Peer in the UK House of Lords.

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