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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...