UK's Yvette Cooper calls for end to Sudan violence ahead of UN debate

NAMPA / DPA

2026-07-03

London (PA Media/dpa) - UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has called for an end to the violence in Sudan and warned that the city of El Obeid cannot become the scene of "the next senseless tragedy." Ahead of an urgent debate at the UN Human Rights Council on Friday, Cooper appealed for the international community to act with "unity and resolve." She said: "Over the past weeks, dozens of drone strikes have hit El Obeid in Sudan, targeting aid wor......

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