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Sudan: Humanitarian Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help tackle the humanitarian situation in (a) Sudan and (b) countries neighbouring Sudan.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
22 Apr 2025
Target answer date
24 Apr 2025
Answer
8 May 2025 · 16 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 22 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help tackle the humanitarian situation in (a) Sudan and (b) countries neighbouring Sudan.

  2. 24 Apr 2025

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  3. 8 May 2025

    Answer published

    The UK is committed to addressing Sudan's humanitarian crisis and its regional impacts. On 15 April, the Foreign Secretary announced £120 million of new life-saving aid for this year. This includes 670,000 people to be reached with food assistance for 3 m...

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