Question follow-through · 19468

Sudan: Humanitarian Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department plans to take during the rainy season to help prevent future atrocities in El Obeid.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
16 Jul 2026
Target answer date
1 Sept 2026
Answer
8 Sept 2026 · 54 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department plans to take during the rainy season to help prevent future atrocities in El Obeid.

  2. 1 Sept 2026

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  3. 8 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    There is widespread concern that a Rapid Support Forces (RSF) assault on El Obeid may lead to further atrocities. The UK has helped to stand-up an international response intended to deter a repeat of such atrocities, through the UK-founded Coalition for A...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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