Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations, if any, they will make to the UN to convene in order to discuss the current conflict taking place in Sudan.

We are pursuing all diplomatic avenues to end the violence and de-escalate tensions. The Foreign Secretary and the Minister for Development and Africa are in regular touch working with international partners to engage all parties in Sudan. We led calls with the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, regional groupings and the UN Security Council to discuss the situation and coordinate a response.

In a public statement by the Quad (KSA, UK, US, UAE) and the Trilateral Mechanism (AU, United Nations and Governmental Authority on Development) we have publicly welcomed the extension of the ceasefire by 72 hours. This initial stage of diplomacy, establishing a process to achieve a permanent cessation of hostilities, will contribute to action on the development of a de-escalation plan.