The UK government opted for the least level of provision for the prevention of genocide in Sudan. This is despite intelligence warning that the fall of the city of El-Fasher would lead to ethnic cleansing. The city fell on 26 October.
A report says the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) considered four options in autumn 2024. Ultimately, the FCDO went for the option that provided the least security for civilians in Sudan. And, to pile horror upon horror, they did so in an attempt to save money after aid cuts.
The Guardian reports this:
involved allocating an additional £10m funding to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and other organisations.
UK abandons Sudan
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) report said:
Given resource constraints, [the UK] has opted to take the least ambitious approach to the prevention of atrocities, including CRSV [conflicted-related sexual violence].
Sudan expert and report author Shayna Lewis told the paper the UK was “complicit” in genocide:
Atrocities are not natural disasters – they are a political choice that are preventable if there is political will.
The FCDO’s decision [to pursue the least ambitious option for atrocity prevention] clearly shows the lack of priority this government places on atrocity prevention globally, but this has real-life consequences.
Lewis stated:
Now the UK government is complicit in the ongoing genocide of the people of Darfur.
The UK is currently the UN security council ‘penholder’ for Sudan. As such, the British government is allegedly committed to reducing conflict in the country.
Arms and gold
As the Canary reported last month, British, Canadian and French weapons are in the hands of the Rapid Support Force (RSF}. RSF are a supremacist militia backed by the UAE and deeply linked to Israel. RSF are currently fighting the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).
Metropolitan dinner party class tweeters in London and elsewhere have taken to decrying the lack of protests about Sudan compared to Gaza. Which is odd because they’re rarely spotted at anything resembling a protest.
Judging from their public utterances, the dinner parties of the London well-to-do must be the most boring, stab your own eye with a fork, affairs.
“Why dont you protest Sudan”
They all say the same stock Nethanyu propaganda. And yet all think they’re the next P. G. Wodehouse. https://t.co/qQcPKbQJld
— Conor Hennessy 🇮🇪🇵🇸🇺🇦🏳️🌈… 🇪🇺 (@typingduck) November 6, 2025
In reality, actions in solidarity with Sudan have been ongoing.
On 6 November, Ethiopian activists carried out a direct action in opposition to UAE and the RSF:
In London, Ethiopian Activists protest UAE’s support for Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed and Sudan’s RSF to stop funding war in Africa at London’s World Travel Market. pic.twitter.com/dXUG3Cuq4I
— Bashir Hashi Yussuf (@BashirHashiysf) November 7, 2025
Recent weeks have seen street demonstrations too:
🚨 Emergency protest for El-Fasher in London🚨
📆 Wednesday 29th October (Today)
🕖 6:00 – 8:00PM
📍 10 Downing StreetThe UAE and RSF are committing genocide against the people of Sudan and the UK is complicit!
Share. Amplify. Show up for Sudan. pic.twitter.com/n3wCKSepJq
— Yusuf (@TurtleYusuf) October 29, 2025
Protesters stormed the streets of London to protest against the ongoing UAE sponsored genocide in Sudan. pic.twitter.com/yE06oeGF84
— Typical African (@Joe__Bassey) October 31, 2025
Another demonstration is taking place on Saturday 7 November. Details can be found here. The action is organised by London for Sudan and Action for Sudan. It will be conveniently located at Kensington’s Gloucester Road Station – easy walking distance for well-off talking heads and Very Online Genocide Lamenters who want to attend their first ever protest.
Featured image via the Canary
