Bishop of Leeds asks about role of United Arab Emirates in arming RSF in Sudan

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?

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Bishop of St Albans asks about foreign powers involvement in conflict in Sudan

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 18th March 2024:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of the United Arab Emirates on the seizing of two ports the Sudanese Red Sea coast through proxy forces, and that they have plans to build a third port.

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