Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs written question – answered at on 11 June 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will consider denying senior members of the government of Sudan diplomatic status and visas and implementing other targeted sanctions and the freezing of foreign held assets to prevent the Sudanese government from violating international humanitarian law in the border regions between Sudan and South Sudan.
UN Security Council resolution 2046 sets out clear obligations for the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan as well as other parties in order to resolve conflicts at the border and in the Sudanese states of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile. The Council expressed its readiness to consider measures under Article 41 of the UN Charter if the parties failed to comply with the obligations set out in the resolution. These could include targeted measures against individuals. The Council will consider action based on reports and recommendations made by the UN Secretary-General on progress in implementing the resolution. We believe that concerted action by the international community, including consideration of sanctions as appropriate, is the best way of ensuring compliance by the parties, rather than unilateral measures.
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