Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the International Criminal Court's resources for (a) investigations of potential genocide, war crimes and or crimes against humanity in Darfur in 2023 and (b) other investigations in the (i) 2023, (ii) 2024 and (iii) 2025 financial year.

We condemn the direct targeting of civilians and violence against specific groups in Darfur. On 13 July, the UK expressed its apprehension at the UN Security Council meeting regarding the International Criminal Court's (ICC) investigation on Sudan and the trajectory of the conflict in Darfur. We welcomed the ICC Prosecutor's statement that current events in Darfur are in the purview of the Court. On 9 August, at the UK's request, an open briefing on the situation in Sudan was held at the UN Security Council. The UK joined Council members in expressing our apprehension at the deteriorating humanitarian situation and called for an immediate end to hostilities. We will continue to raise human rights violations in international fora. No direct assessment have been made over the adequacy of the ICC's resources. The UK have been a consistent funder of the ICC.