SITUATION IN SUDAN

Early day motion 1051, tabled 26 April 2004 by Ann Clwyd (Labour). Signed by 91 members.

That this House is shocked by reports from the United Nations of a looming major humanitarian catastrophe in the Darfur region of Sudan where 665,000 people have been internally displaced, 453,000 others have been affected and more than 100,000 refugees have fled to Chad; notes with alarm that the top UN official in the Sudan has described the situation as being comparable to the Rwandan genocide; and calls on the UN Security Council to address the situation urgently.

Signatures by party: Labour 53, Liberal Democrat 17, Labour/Co-operative 6, Conservative 4, Plaid Cymru 4, UUP 3, DUP 2, Scottish National Party 2.