Written questions

Darfur: Unmanned Air Systems

2026-06-02 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · HL592 · Official question

Lord Alton of Liverpool

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports by the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab that a drone typically operated only by the Chinese army is being used by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Darfur; whether this constitutes a

Answer

The Government remains extremely concerned about reports of external support to the warring parties in Sudan, and we have repeatedly called on all international actors to end the supply of weapons, finance, and personnel, and use whatever influence they h...