Yvette Cooper

UK foreign minister urges UN Security Council to confront ‘bitter truth’ of ‘catastrophically failing Sudan’

  • Yvette Cooper recounts harrowing stories of atrocities during the country’s civil war, including ‘point-blank executions of civilians’ and sexual violence against women and girls
  • The diplomatic momentum that secured the Gaza ceasefire must now be harnessed to secure peace in Sudan and ensure those guilty of atrocities are held to account, she says

By Arab News · 20 February 2026