Conflict in Sudan: El Fasher

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 10:40 am on 16 May 2024.

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Photo of Allan Dorans Allan Dorans Scottish National Party, Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock 10:40, 16 May 2024

Thank you and good morning, Madam Deputy Speaker.

We are in a crucial moment of atrocity prevention in Sudan right now. The UK Government must accept that what is happening is genocide. The UK Government have been proactive in the delivery of aid and food to the civilians of Sudan, but how are they reacting to the growing number of Sudanese civilians facing famine and starvation, and what protections are in place to ensure that no more people are driven to catastrophic levels of hunger?