Lord Benyon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL4617):
Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:
To ask His Majesty’s Government why a replacement FCDO special envoy to Sudan has not yet been appointed and when they expect to appoint one. (HL4617)
Tabled on: 14 May 2024
Answer:
Lord Benyon:
The Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea spends a significant amount of time on efforts to secure peace in Sudan, working closely with other envoys covering Sudan. Our Ambassador to Khartoum – now based in Addis Ababa – also continues to engage with key international partners to press for peace, as do other British Ambassadors in the region.
Date and time of answer: 23 May 2024 at 17:11.
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Lord Benyon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL4618):
Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:
To ask His Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of recent efforts to secure guarantees from Sudan’s warring parties to ensure critical humanitarian supply routes are (1) open and (2) free from bureaucratic impediments or taxation. (HL4618)
Tabled on: 14 May 2024
Answer:
Lord Benyon:
The UK continues to press the warring parties to facilitate unhindered, crossline and cross-border humanitarian access. On 27 February, the UK called for the UN Security Council to convene for a closed consultation in response to the Sudanese Armed Forces’ (SAF) decision to withdraw permission for the movement of humanitarian personnel and supplies into Sudan from Chad via the Adré crossing. On 20 March, we made a UK intervention at the Security Council highlighting the OCHA White Note’s clear warning that obstruction of humanitarian access by the SAF and Rapid Support Forces is resulting in people in Sudan starving. On 8 March, the UK led the Security Council to adopt a resolution calling for a ceasefire for Ramadan and for urgent humanitarian access.
Date and time of answer: 23 May 2024 at 17:10.
