Written questions

Sudan: Christianity

Commons · Question 44926 · Tabled 8 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 8 May 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues on how the UK can help to protect the Christian minority in Sudan.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 8 May 2025

Our Special Envoy for freedom of religion or belief (FoRB), David Smith, met with the UN Special Rapporteur on FoRB in Geneva in March, where he reinforced the UK position that there is no space for religious intolerance in pluralistic, modern societies. ...