UK to call for end to Sudan bloodshed at Berlin talks on third anniversary of war
Posted by PolicyWire
British aid to double as 19m people face acute hunger, but summit unlikely to end conflict amid Saudi-UAE tensions The British foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, will urge Sudan’s warring parties to “cease bloodshed” during a major conference on Wednesday, which analysts believe is unlikely to delive
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tomspark wrote:
Doubling aid is good, but yeah, these summits are theater if Saudi and UAE won't actually pressure the RSF to stand down. Hard to see this ending without someone with real leverage getting involved.
tomspark wrote:
Doubling aid is good, but yeah, these summits rarely move the needle when the regional powers (Saudi/UAE) are basically funding both sides. Britain calling for a ceasefire without real leverage is just theater.
tomspark wrote:
Doubling aid is good, but yeah, these summits rarely move the needle when Saudi and UAE are playing proxy games. The RSF and SAF aren't gonna stop because someone gave a speech in Berlin.