Lord Benyon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3650): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool :To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the warning by...
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Concerns about a lack of preparedness for the holding of elections in South Sudan. Government says: “The UK continues to press for implementation of South Sudan’s Peace Agreement and a peaceful transition to democracy through peaceful, credible and inclusive elections.”
Lord Benyon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL2824): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of concerns about a...
Government responds to report that warns “Sudan’s trajectory towards a catastrophe is certain; the risk of famine is very high”, and that “According to the most likely scenario, seven million people will face catastrophic levels of hunger by June 2024”; UK is “penholder” on Sudan at the UN Security Council. It should urgently be putting this Report before the SC.
Lord Benyon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL2418): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by...
Number of people killed or displaced throughout Sudan and Darfur during the current conflict, and warnings of impending famine – Oral questions in House of Lords – 29th February 2024
Lord Alton demanded to know why there was so little interest where over eight million people are displaces and over 12,000 killed.Answers from Lord Benyon, Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Conservative) https://youtu.be/91gKMPGitlQ
Answers to Questions about allegations of internally displaced people in South Darfur being abused by the Rapid Support Forces, including allegations of rape, assault and looting; what is being done to provide protection, to collect and preserve evidence to bring charges against any perpetrators and the the UN Security Council Panel of Experts’ report referring to the role of Abdel Rahman Juma, the West Darfur RSF commander; and the recent increase in the number of displaced persons from Sudan to the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan, and the Blue Nile region, and the additional impact on people in that region from crop failures and locust infestations.
Lord Benyon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL2378): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of allegations...
Government fails to answer parliamentary question asking what assessment they have made of the United Nations’ concerns that the government of the United Arab Emirates has been funding or supplying Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support. The Question has been retabled asking them to say what role they believe the UAE has played.
Lord Benyon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has corrected the answer to your written question HL1777: Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the United Nations' concerns that the...
Sudan Tribune: UN unveils plans to aid millions impacted by Sudan crisis
https://sudantribune.com/article282020/ UN unveils plans to aid millions impacted by Sudan crisis February 5, 2024 (GENEVA) – The United Nations is launching its biggest humanitarian operation yet for Sudan, aiming to reach nearly 15 million people inside the war-torn...
Speech on the negative impact on development of conflict in places like Sudan, Tigray and Nigeria – and how freedom of religion or belief is a positive factor in creating more stable, harmonious and prosperous societies.
https://twitter.com/davidaltonhl/status/1745526856525164904?s=46&t=bdJwQ39bSducVkIUM4iJbQ Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB) My Lords, it is a great privilege to be able to respond to the maiden speech of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Winchester and, on...
The reports of atrocities, including ethnic cleansing and gender-based violence against women, across Sudan in recent months raised in Parliament.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL501): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports...
My questions about reports that more than 6 million people, half of them children, have been forcibly displaced in Sudan; that Sudan now represents the biggest displacement crisis globally; and spread of cholera.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL499): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool :To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports...
In the context of malaria and cholera outbreaks in Sudan replies from the Government about whether they intend to help to restore essential health services in the conflict zones of Sudan, and to support South Sudan in providing health services for refugees
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL84): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend (1) to help to restore...
Government asked what assessment they have made of the seizure of three Sudanese army bases in Darfur by the Rapid Support Forces.
Lord Alton of Liverpool - To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they havemade of the seizure of three Sudanese army bases in Darfur by the Rapid Support Forces.Party: Party: Crossbench[HL6]Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon – The UK condemns the ongoing violence in...
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.
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...
Government challenged to honour “the responsibility to protect “ in Darfur; to engage with countries like the US, Canada, Germany, and France to galvanise an international response to Genocide; and to respond to reports that Libya is arming the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan and adding to the flow of arms into Darfur.
Government challenged to honour “the responsibility to protect “ in Darfur; to engage with countries like the US, Canada, Germany, and France to galvanise an international response to Genocide; and to respond to reports that Libya is arming the Rapid Support Forces in...
Rebecca Tinsley – Founder and President of Waging Peace – in a forensic analysis warns that “If Sudan fails, the impact will reach across the globe”
If Sudan fails, the impact will reach across the globe Jul 25th, 2023 The UK's Africa minister, Andrew Mitchell, recently warned that the conflict in Sudan will have repercussions from Cairo to Cape Town and beyond. Sudan specialists believe he may have been...
Wagner Group’s operations in Sudan and elsewhere in Africa. Minister responds that UK has now imposed “sanctions targeted against Wagner Group leaders and front companies responsible for violence and instability across Africa. These included five businesses and individuals involved in threatening peace and stability in Sudan, including through disinformation campaigns and providing military equipment.”
MINISTRY OF DEFENCEFLOOR 5 ZONE B MAIN BUILDINGWHITEHALL LONDON SW1A 2HBMSU/4/2/6/11/is 25 July 2023 Dear Lord Alton, Thank you for your contribution to the Oral Question on Wagner Group’s operations in Africa on the 11 July. I pledged to write to you on proscription...
UK has announced new sanctions which will target the businesses associated with the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces
New sanctions have been announced which will target the businesses associated with the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. From:Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, and The Rt Hon James Cleverly MPPublished12...
Question on the number of Sudanese asylum seekers awaiting a Home Office decision; and whether the Home Office considers Sudan a safe country to which asylum seekers will be returned if they fail to be given leave to remain.
Lord Murray of Blidworth, the Home Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL8863): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government how many Sudanese asylum seekers are awaiting a Home Office decision; and...
Ministers recognise the increasing violence in the Sudanese regions of Darfur, Blue Nile, and South Kordofan, and of the plight of ethnic and religious minorities in those areas.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL8861): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the...
Government Response to my question asking what formal assessment they have made of the remarks of President William Ruto of an impending genocide in Sudan and of the UK’s obligations under the 1948 Convention on the Crime of Genocide.
Lord Alton of Liverpool - To ask His Majesty's Government what formal assessmentthey have made of the remarks of President William Ruto of an impending genocide inSudan and of the UK’s obligations under the 1948 Convention on the Crime of Genocide.[HL8860]Lord Ahmad...
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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