Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has criticized the global community's insufficient attention to the dire humanitarian crisis in Sudan, particularly following the Rapid Support Forces' (RSF) seizure of el-Fasher. She highlighted that approximately 260,000 people, many of them children, are facing famine-like conditions, cut off from essential aid and subjected to violence.
At a summit in Bahrain, Cooper, alongside her counterparts from Germany and Jordan, urged for an immediate ceasefire in the ongoing civil war, which began in 2023. She expressed dismay that the conflict in Sudan is not receiving the same level of international urgency as other global crises, stating that around 8 million people are facing starvation, a number equivalent to London's population, yet there is a lack of perceived urgency.
Cooper detailed the horrific atrocities occurring as a result of the RSF's actions in el-Fasher, including executions at a maternity hospital and the systematic use of sexual violence as a weapon of war. She emphasized the urgent need for a renewed focus on securing a ceasefire, facilitating humanitarian aid, and crucially, protecting civilians, especially women and girls, from this violence.
In response to the crisis, Cooper announced an additional £5 million in UK funding for emergency relief, including food and medical supplies, with a specific allocation of £2 million dedicated to supporting survivors of sexual violence. She also lamented the regression in progress on protecting women in conflict zones, noting that despite pas... download the app to read more
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