Question follow-through · 43493

Sudan: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps through the UN Security Council to (a) protect Sudanese (i) women and children and (ii) other civilians and (b) hold people responsible

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
2 Apr 2025
Target answer date
8 Apr 2025
Answer
8 Apr 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps through the UN Security Council to (a) protect Sudanese (i) women and children and (ii) other civilians and (b) hold people responsible

  2. 8 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The conflict in Sudan is having a devastating impact on children. An estimated 17 million children are out of school. More than 50 per cent of Sudan's caseload of 8.8 million internally displaced persons are children. The UK is playing an active role at t...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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