By Enyichukwu Enemanna
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday called for “global pressure to stop the slaughter”and achieve a “sustained” ceasefire in the war-torn Sudan.
Starmer told parliament that he had raised the “ongoing and utterly horrifying situation in Sudan” during the just concluded G20 Summit in South Africa this weekend.
He told the lawmakers that he was working with other nations to “break restrictions on humanitarian aid and demand accountability.”
The UK leader said the aim was to “deliver a transition to civilian rule” in Sudan.
The United Kingdom is under particular pressure to stop the bloodshed in Sudan as the official penholder for the country within the United Nations Security Council.
The British government is also facing accusations of UK military equipment being used by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that has been at war with the military since 2023.
The UN Security Council received material in June 2024 and March 2025 alleging that the United Arab Emirates may have supplied British-made items to the RSF, a report by the Guardian of UK indicated.
The newspaper further reported that the British government approved further exports of similar military equipment to the Gulf state.
Several parties, including the Liberal Democrats, have called for the UK to stop selling arms to the UAE.
The UAE has repeatedly denied allegations it gives military support to the RSF.
Earlier in November, the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said atrocities perpetrated by the RSF in El-Fasher “may constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity.”
Thousands of persons have been killed since the war which has its root in political power broke out between the two sides.
Millions have been displaced from their homes, causing one of the worst humanitarian crisis across the globe.
