Khartoum: Rhino – The Coordination of Civil Democratic Forces “Taqaddam” announced yesterday, Monday, that a delegation met with the Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords and Minister of Africa in the British government, Lord Ray Collins, in the British capital, London, and held an expanded meeting with a number of members of the House of Commons and Lords from the Labor, Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties, led by Emily Thornberry, head of the Foreign Relations Committee in the British House of Commons.

The coordination said in a press statement today, Tuesday, that the head of its leadership body, Dr. Abdullah Hamdok, provided a full explanation of the developments of the war in Sudan, explaining the gravity of the situation and the scale of the humanitarian tragedy, which is the largest in the world, and the grave violations committed by the parties to the conflict against civilians, and that he asked the British government to work on humanitarian access to those affected by the war, and follow measures to protect civilians, stressing the importance of coordinating efforts to reach a ceasefire and a rapid peaceful solution to the conflict.

The representatives of the British government and parliament conveyed their country’s commitment to stand with the Sudanese people in their current ordeal, their deep appreciation for the role of the civilian anti-war forces and their support for their efforts, and emphasized that they will spare no effort to help stop the war in Sudan and address its grave humanitarian consequences.