Britain calls for international effort to stop arms flow to Sudan at Berlin conference


British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper attends the Third International Sudan Conference at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin, Germany, April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen

April 15 (Reuters) - ⁠The international community has ⁠failed in Sudan, British Foreign ‌Minister Yvette Cooper said on the sidelines of a Berlin conference ​on the war in ⁠the country, ⁠as she called for an international ⁠concerted ‌effort to stop the arms flow.

"Countries from ⁠across the world are coming ​together ‌here in Berlin to discuss ⁠the ​way, frankly, the international community has failed the people of ⁠Sudan," Cooper said on ​Wednesday.

"We need to ensure that every possible pressure is put ⁠on those warring parties to reach the urgent ceasefire that we desperately need to ​see," she said, ⁠as she reiterated the need ​for humanitarian ‌support.

(Reporting by Alexander Ratz, ​writing by Linda Pasquini, Editing by Madeline Chambers)

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