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Minister asked about the report made to the US Congress under the 2022 Elie Wiesel Act on the situation in Abyei, an area contested between Sudan and South Sudan. He says the U.K. has joined “the UN Secretary-General’s call for the African Union to intensify its mediation efforts to help reach a political solution for Abyei”

Minister asked about the report made to the US Congress under the 2022 Elie Wiesel Act on the situation in Abyei, an area contested between Sudan and South Sudan. He says the U.K. has joined “the UN Secretary-General's call for the African Union to intensify its...

Minister answers questions on the death sentence by stoning given in Sudan to Maryam Alsyed Tiyrab for adultery; on signs of atrocities in Darfur is including an increase in sexual and gender-based violence in the states of Darfur, and the intentional destruction of medical and educational infrastructure in the region.

Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL1762): Question:To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of...

U.K. says “Russian state and non-state activities in Sudan are seeking to capitalise on instability for their own interests.” And pinpoints “ negative Russian activities in Africa, which include reports of Wagner Group involvement in gold mining and in disinformation campaigns in Sudan.”

Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL1303): Question:To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the involvement of...

Campaign for Nigeria’s Leah Sharibu taken to the Religious Freedom Summit in Washington DC – and backed by Meriam Ibraheem who was sentenced to death by a Sudanese Court after refusing to abandon her faith. She was forced to give birth shackled to the floor of her prison cell.

Meriam was eight months pregnant when she appeared before a court in Khartoum, Sudan's capital city, on 15 May 2014 on charges of 'apostasy' and 'adultery'.When she refused to renounce her Christian faith, the judges sentenced Meriam to death by hanging after she...

Minister says U.K. remains “ concerned at the political crisis and continued violent repression of protesters in Sudan. The US is right to condemn Sudan’s Central Reserve Police for their use of excessive use of force against protestors.”

Minister says U.K. remains “ concerned at the political crisis and continued violent repression of protesters in Sudan. The US is right to condemn Sudan's Central Reserve Police for their use of excessive use of force against protestors.” Lord Goldsmith of Richmond...

Sudan: Africa Minister says she “shares concern at the actions of the military, including the coup d’état on 25 October… the consequences of the coup on human rights. The use of lethal force, teargas and violence is unacceptable and I have condemned these acts.” And details the response which the UK Government has received from the Sudanese military.

Sudan: Africa Minister says she "shares concern at the actions of the military, including the coup d’état on 25 October… the consequences of the coup on human rights. The use of lethal force, teargas and violence is unacceptable and I have condemned these acts." And...

Sudan- U.K. Minister says”The actions of the military represents a betrayal of the Sudanese people and their journey to democracy. We urge Sudan’s military leadership to reverse their course, to release detained politicians, and to ensure Sudanese people can protest without fear of violence.”

Primee Minister Hamdok Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3363): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool To ask Her Majesty's Government what...

Sudan’s illegal military coup – as corrupt old guard Jihadist genocidaires seize power. Statements from The Troika and Esther Sprague Sudan Unlimited. And Question tabled to U.K. Government Ministers who should freeze aid, cooperation, or training programmes.

Question tabled in Parliament https://www.gov.uk/government/news/sudan-troika-statement-october-2021--2?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_source=fe55d74d-7dfd-40dc-9d34-66dc44475a81&utm_content=daily Sudan: Troika statement, October...

Africa Minister says “The UK recognises the vital interests of all three countries – Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia – in the use of Nile waters” and urges them “to engage and reach agreement on the filling of the dam reservoir and operation of the GERD.”

Africa Minister says "The UK recognises the vital interests of all three countries - Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia - in the use of Nile waters" and urges them "to engage and reach agreement on the filling of the dam reservoir and operation of the GERD." James Duddridge...

Government asked, in advance of next week’s vote in the Commons about the effect of cuts to the UK aid programme on peacebuilding programmes, and peacebuilding initiatives in South Sudan; who was responsible for the attack on the village of Dungob Alei; and what progress has been made in implementing the commitments entered into in the peace deal signed in South Sudan in 2018 and which commitments are still to be put into effect.

Government asked, in advance of next week’s vote in the Commons about the effect of cuts to the UK aid programme on peacebuilding programmes, and peacebuilding initiatives in South Sudan; who was responsible for the attack on the village of Dungob Alei; and what progress has been made in implementing the commitments entered into in the peace deal signed in South Sudan in 2018 and which commitments are still to be put into effect.

A South Sudanese mother cradles her baby as health and nutrition services, water and sanitation services, education, child-friendly spaces and psychosocial support for children are all affected by conflict. Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and...

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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL4061): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what steps the Foreign, Commonwealth and...