Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what reports his Department has received of steps taken to protect civilians in Sudan.

The UK continues to pursue all diplomatic avenues to help bring about a permanent ceasefire, unfettered humanitarian access, to protect civilians and to commit the warring parties to a sustained and meaningful peace process. The UK has highlighted and condemned human rights abuses in statements and resolutions at the UN Human Rights Council and Security Council, and directly with the Sudanese authorities. We continue to call for an end to the violence, and for those responsible for human rights violations to be held to account.