Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what bilateral meetings at which Sudan will be discussed each Minister has planned for the UN General Assembly 2023.

UK ministers attended the UN General Assembly in September, using every opportunity to condemn the atrocities taking place in Darfur. Ministers raised Sudan in bilateral meetings with international and regional partners and States, including with Egypt and South Sudan, to pay tribute to Sudan's neighbouring countries for their generosity in accepting refugees and making consistent calls for urgent action and coordination of regional initiatives. The UK brought together Quad members (Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK, US) to reaffirm our shared interest in resolving the Sudan conflict. At a humanitarian event dedicated to Sudan, UK ministers addressed the worsening humanitarian crisis, taking the opportunity to publicly condemn the unconscionable attacks against humanitarian workers and to call for the urgent lifting of bureaucratic impediments, including delays in issuing visas, travel permits and clearances to aid workers.