Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help prevent intercommunal violence in Cameroon.

I [Minister Mitchell] met with Cameroon's Minister of Defence on 10th January 2023 to set out the UK's commitment to supporting a peaceful resolution to the conflict; the importance of humanitarian access for those in need and investigating reports of human rights abuses. The UK has committed £12.6 million for 2021/22 towards countering violent extremist organisations, which includes targeting military training in Cameroon's Far North (around the Lake Chad Basin). This focuses on the laws of armed conflict, international humanitarian law, and human rights compliance.