Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the progress of the peace process in South Sudan.

We welcome the expected resumption of the High Level Revitalisation Forum (HLRF) talks in South Sudan on 17 May. However, the British Government is disappointed that the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (COHA) signed by all parties in December has not held, and that the HLRF has so far failed to generate serious commitments from the parties to compromise.

We strongly condemn ongoing violations of the COHA, and urge the Intergovernmental Authority on Development to take immediate action to ensure that those who undermine the peace process, face consequences for their actions, to leave the parties in no doubt about the region's commitment to peace.