UK Rejected Atrocity Prevention Plan as EU Warns Sudan\u2019s El-Fasher Has Become a \u2018Graveyard of Humanity\u2019
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\nBritain rejected stronger atrocity-prevention measures for Sudan despite intelligence warnings that the city of El-Fasher would fall to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), triggering mass killings and sexual violence, according to internal government documents seen by The Guardian.<\/p>\n
Officials at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) opted for the \u201cleast ambitious\u201d of four proposed plans to protect civilians, citing aid cuts and staffing shortages. The chosen plan provided just \u00a310 million in additional funding to the International Committee of the Red Cross and other organizations. More comprehensive options, including an international civilian protection mechanism, were dismissed due to \u201cresource constraints.\u201d<\/p>\n
The decision came months before the RSF captured El-Fasher in October, carrying out ethnically targeted massacres and rapes that have left thousands missing. Rights experts say the UK\u2019s limited action contributed to preventable atrocities, undermining its role as UN Security Council penholder on Sudan.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the European Union on Friday warned that El-Fasher \u201chas become a graveyard of humanity.\u201d EU Commission spokesperson Eva Hrncirova condemned the \u201cindiscriminate killings and starvation tactics,\u201d urging all parties to ensure immediate humanitarian access and to resume peace talks.<\/p>\n
The conflict between the Sudanese army and RSF, ongoing since April 2023, has killed thousands and displaced millions, creating what the UN calls the world\u2019s largest humanitarian crisis. Despite Britain pledging over \u00a3120 million in aid, analysts and MPs say inconsistent political attention and severe funding cuts have crippled efforts to prevent genocide and protect civilians in Sudan\u2019s Darfur region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UK Rejected Atrocity Prevention Plan as EU Warns Sudan\u2019s El-Fasher Has Become a \u2018Graveyard of Humanity\u2019 ——————————————— Britain rejected stronger atrocity-prevention measures for Sudan despite intelligence warnings that the city of El-Fasher would fall to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), triggering mass killings and sexual violence, according to internal government documents seen by The Guardian. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":136537,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[5017],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sudan"],"yoast_head":"\n