"Warnings of a possible genocide in Sudan were removed from a UK risk assessment by Foreign Office officials, according to a whistleblower whose testimony raises fresh concern over British failures to act on the atrocities unfolding in the war-ravaged country. The threat analyst said they were prevented from warning that genocide could occur in Darfur by Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) officials in a humanitarian risk assessment collated days after Sudan's brutal civil war erupted in April 2023."
"The analyst, requesting anonymity, believes the decision may have been taken to protect the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a key UK ally accused of arming the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) perpetrating genocidal violence in Sudan. The word genocide was removed from our report. Anyone who has studied Sudan its patterns of behaviour knew genocide was a risk, said the analyst, who produced a regular early-warning assessment for the FCDO, reports which can be disseminated throughout government departments."
A whistleblower risk analyst says Foreign Office officials removed warnings that genocide could occur in Darfur from a UK humanitarian risk assessment compiled days after Sudan's civil war began in April 2023. The analyst reports being prevented from using the word "genocide" and believes the omission may have aimed to protect the United Arab Emirates, which is accused of arming the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces responsible for mass violence. The analyst produced regular early-warning assessments for the FCDO that were shared across government, and removal of the term reduced official early-warning clarity while the UK served as the UN Security Council penholder on Sudan.
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