Asked by: Carla Denyer (Green Party - Bristol Central)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Development in response to the question from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, during the Urgent Question on Sudan of 3 September 2024, Official Report, column 161, if he will publish a breakdown of the £97 million funding announced for Sudan this financial year by (a) sector (i) multilateral, (ii) non-governmental organisations, (iii) local and (iv) national responders in Sudan and (b) geographic area.
Answered by Anneliese Dodds
As of the end of September 2024, £70 million of this year's £97 million bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) for Sudan had been disbursed. The rest of the UK's funding to Sudan this year will be distributed by the end of the financial year. The majority of this funding supports key UN agencies such as the World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF who are providing life-saving food assistance in Sudan. UK ODA also contributes to: the Sudan Humanitarian Fund, which is supporting local and national responders, including Emergency Response Rooms; a consortium of International non-governmental organisations delivering protection services, including on sexual and gender-based violence associated with conflict; and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)'s work on emergency preparedness and response, protection of civilians, and providing life-saving healthcare across Sudan.
Jan. 27 2025
Source Page: The ICC has a key role in ensuring perpetrators are held accountable for crimes committed in Darfur: UK statement at the UN Security CouncilFound: First, the Prosecutor was clear that the conflict in Sudan has gone on for far too long.
Mentions:
1: Nusrat Ghani (Con - Sussex Weald) I call the Chair of the International Development Committee. - Speech Link
2: Brian Leishman (Lab - Alloa and Grangemouth) Cutting international development, as many hon. - Speech Link
3: Monica Harding (LD - Esher and Walton) This month marks 10 years since the passing of the International Development (Official Development Assistance - Speech Link
4: Stephen Doughty (LAB - Cardiff South and Penarth) I am a former member of the International Development Committee. - Speech Link
Asked by: Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take with his US counterpart to promote expanded humanitarian access to Sudan; and what steps he has taken to remove barriers to humanitarian assistance in that country.
Answered by Anneliese Dodds
The conflict in Sudan has created the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, with famine now declared in Zamzam IDP camp in Darfur. 25.6 million people are facing crisis, emergency and famine levels of food insecurity across Sudan. The UK continues to put pressure on the Sudanese authorities to keep the Adre border open and allow for humanitarian assistance to reach those most in need. The UK works closely with key international partners, including the US, to bring an end to the conflict, protect civilians and press for improved humanitarian access. The UK welcomes the formation and work of the newly formed ALPS (Aligned for Advancing Lifesaving and Peace in Sudan) group. The UK will continue to work with the US to put pressure on the warring parties to open up humanitarian access to ensure life-saving assistance can reach people in need. In August, I visited the region where I saw the impact of the conflict in Sudan on South Sudan - a country already facing its own humanitarian emergency. Here, I met with those who had fled both violence and hunger, re-iterating the true cost of this conflict and also met with bilateral partners including the US Ambassador to South Sudan. Lord Collins also co-hosted a side event at UNGA focused on tackling conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) in Sudan. This event spotlighted the situation for women and girls on the ground, explored the gaps in the ongoing response to CRSV, including the role of the international community in supporting and facilitating local and women-led efforts, and highlighted the urgent need for accountability.
Written Evidence Feb. 17 2025
Inquiry: The FCDO's approach to displaced peopleFound: MSF Written Evidence – International Development Committee The FCDO's approach to displaced people 1.
Mentions:
1: Chris Ward (Lab - Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven) What steps he is taking to help improve the humanitarian situation in Sudan. - Speech Link
2: Anneliese Dodds (LAB - Oxford East) Ministers, and the UK special representative to Sudan has visited Sudan; that occurred in December for - Speech Link
3: Anneliese Dodds (LAB - Oxford East) be able to access Sudan. - Speech Link
4: Anna Dixon (Lab - Shipley) International law prohibits the detention of medical staff in conflict zones. - Speech Link
5: Richard Burgon (Ind - Leeds East) All lives are equal and international law is international law. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: David Lammy (Lab - Tottenham) I would like to update the House on UK action to respond to the ongoing conflict in Sudan, including - Speech Link
Written Evidence Feb. 17 2025
Inquiry: Humanitarian access and adherence to international humanitarian lawFound: 1 The International Development Committee Inquiry on humanitarian access and adherence to international
Mentions:
1: None I met some of those who had fled from Sudan to South Sudan. - Speech Link
2: None The people of Sudan face a humanitarian emergency of horrifying proportions. - Speech Link
3: Lord Callanan (Con - Life peer) The noble Lord is certainly going to have his work cut out in Sudan. - Speech Link
4: Lord Collins of Highbury (Lab - Life peer) We want to ensure a future for Sudan under proper civilian rule. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: None We denounced the atrocities in Sudan. - Speech Link
2: Lord Hussain (LD - Life peer) My Lords, the Statement mentions Sudan very briefly. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab - Life peer) We are about to hold a conference here in London for international partners to come and talk. - Speech Link