Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the UN Security Council on seeking an immediate ceasefire in Tigray.

The UK has supported efforts to secure a meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the return to conflict in Ethiopia. A closed meeting was held on 21 October to discuss this matter under the "Peace and Security in Africa" agenda item. The UK also raised the situation in Ethiopia during a UN Security Council discussion on conflict and hunger on 15 September. The UK has been heavily involved in international efforts to de-escalate conflict and welcomes the 2 November announcement of a cessation of hostilities.