South Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

(asked on 12th January 2022) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2022 to Question 94525 on South Sudan: Humanitarian Situation, what representations she has made to the African Union on what steps the international community can take to support the humanitarian effort in South Sudan.


Answered by
Vicky Ford Portrait
Vicky Ford
This question was answered on 18th January 2022

HMG works closely with the African Union (AU) on a wide range of issues, including climate, health, free trade and conflict prevention. As part of our efforts to address the conflict and interlinked humanitarian crisis in South Sudan we engage frequently with the AU. However, AU activity in South Sudan is mainly focused on peace and security matters, rather than humanitarian delivery. As such, our engagement is primarily about collective international efforts to encourage implementation of the 2018 Peace Agreement. This remains the best means to address conflict and some of the underlying issues behind the humanitarian crisis, as well as improving the security and access issues that hamper humanitarian delivery in South Sudan.

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