LONDON: The UK rejected a plan to prevent atrocities in Sudan over cuts to its international aid budget.
A report seen by The Guardian showed the government was warned the city of El-Fasher could fall amid risk of ethnic cleansing and possible genocide in Darfur.
Four possible plans were drawn up to increase “the protection of civilians, including atrocity prevention” in Sudan, including one that provided an “international protection mechanism” to stop crimes against humanity and sexual violence.
However, the government opted for the “least ambitious” of them “given resource constraints,” according to a report published in October.
El-Fasher fell to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in October, with mass killings and sexual violence reportedly committed against the civilian population.
