Gregory Campbell urges David Lammy to address ‘the most significant humanitarian catastrophe the world faces’ in Sudan

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00:00Mr Speaker, the Secretary of State has indicated that he's going to have further discussions

00:05along with the African Union. Given that there are about nine million people displaced in what

00:10is one of the most, if not the most, significant humanitarian catastrophe the world faces today,

00:17can he impress upon the African Union and partners the need for urgent action to try and resolve this?

00:24Well, the Honourable Gentleman is absolutely right, and I didn't just go to the Ardrey

00:29crossing to spend time with the overwhelming women and children who are fleeing this conflict,

00:35but it was important also to announce £20 million in additional support to refugees and

00:41particularly access to reproductive and sexual health services on that border. It's grim,

00:47it's horrific, it's had too little attention and I intend to do all we can to bring this

00:53to an end.