Question follow-through · 33682
Sudan: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to commemorate the anniversary of the 2003 Darfur genocide; and what steps he is taking to improve stop the humanitarian situation
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 25 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 3 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to commemorate the anniversary of the 2003 Darfur genocide; and what steps he is taking to improve stop the humanitarian situation
3 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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3 Mar 2025
Answer published
The UK's long-standing policy is that any determination as to whether genocide has occurred is a matter for a competent national or international court. There has been no such determination for Darfur. Irrespective of any such determination, it is clear t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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