Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 29 January (HL Deb, col 1441), what are the findings of their report into the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei’s failure to protect vulnerable people in the region.

We welcome the commitment of the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan to de-escalate tensions and jointly investigate the circumstances surrounding the recent incidents of violence in Abyei. We urge for these investigation to be conducted swiftly and transparently. We also continue to engage with the United Nations to establish further clarity concerning UN Interim Security Force in Abyei patrols and community engagement, especially during periods of heightened local tensions.