Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 5880

Sudan: Arms Trade

Tabled: 4 October 2024

Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Fabian Hamilton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps at the United Nations Security Council to (a) widen the existing arms embargo on Darfur to cover all of Sudan, (b) enforce the existing arms embarg

Answer

Anneliese Dodds

There is a UN Arms Embargo and Sanctions Regime on Darfur, which the UN Security Council (UNSC) renewed in September 2024, which complements a longstanding bilateral UK arms embargo in place for the whole of Sudan. These regimes have been used to constrai...

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