The Bishop of Leeds asked a question on what pressure the UK and US governments could put on the United Arab Emirates, who continue to supply weapons and funding to the RSF in Sudan, on 14th January 2025:
Baroness Chapman of Darlington: […] The noble Lord talked about other countries and their activities. All I can say is that any countries with any influence of any kind, or any relationship with any side—this is a multi-sided conflict now—must use that for one purpose only. That is to de-escalate, to bring those parties to the negotiating table and to get that humanitarian support which, as the noble Lord said, is urgently needed by those communities now.
The Lord Bishop of Leeds: My Lords, that being the case, what pressure can the UK and the United States Governments put on the United Arab Emirates, which has been supplying and continue to supply funding and weapons to the RSF?
Baroness Chapman of Darlington: The best thing I can do is to repeat what I have already said: the most important thing is to get those parties around the negotiating table and get that humanitarian aid where it is needed. Anybody or any state, with any influence over any party, must use that influence for good and to bring this conflict to an end as soon as possible.
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