Conflict Resolution: Civil Society
Lords · Question HL2542 · Tabled 14 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Lord Boateng
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of civil society organisations in conflict resolution and peacekeeping; and what steps they are taking to support this in (1) Sudan, (2) Israel and Palestine, and (3) Burkina Faso.
Answer
Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury, 27 Nov 2024
UK technical and diplomatic support has been instrumental in the establishment of the anti-war, pro-democracy Taqaddum coalition, led by former Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. I have recently met Hamdok and the UK will continue to support civil so...