Written questions

Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

Lords · Question HL4215 · Tabled 20 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 27 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Oates

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to secure guarantees from warring parties in Sudan for the safe and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian assistance to conflict-affected populations.

Answer

Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury, 27 Jan 2025

The UK continues to raise the critical issue of humanitarian access. We did this recently at the UN Security Council on 19 December 2024 and 6 January 2025, where we called for the warring parties to lift bureaucratic impediments and let aid get to those ...