Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statement by Clementine Nkweta-Salami, the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, that the recent funding cuts by major state donors will be a “catastrophic blow” to humanitarian assistance in Sudan; and what action they are taking to address this.

The ongoing obfuscation of relief operations by Sudan's warring parties is imperilling millions of people. More funding is required from across the international community. However, without a step change in access the already dire situation will drastically deteriorate. This year the UK will provide £226.5 million in life-saving aid towards the crisis. Since the start of the conflict more than 2.5 million people have received UK funded humanitarian aid. As I stated to Parliament on 3 March, and as the Prime Minister also said in his statement to Parliament, the UK are determined to support humanitarian aid in Sudan. The upcoming Foreign Secretary-led Sudan Conference in London we hope will re-energise efforts to coordinate international action on humanitarian access.