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Sudan: Armed Conflict

Commons · Question 53517 · Tabled 20 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 5 Jun 2025

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Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with international partners to help tackle sexual violence in conflict in Sudan; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of conflict i

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 5 Jun 2025

The UK remains committed to tackling gender-based violence in Sudan. On 8 May 2025, the Minister for Development visited the Sudan-Chad border to raise awareness of the conflict and speak directly with Sudanese refugees, including survivors of sexual viol...