Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how they plan to develop a new conflict strategy and give further support to the UNITAMS peace-building unit in Sudan.

As penholder on Sudan at the UN Security Council, the UK will lead the renewal of the mandate for the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS). Working with Council Members, we will ensure that UNITAMS has an effective mandate to address the situation on the ground.

We continue to call on both sides to end the violence for the sake of the people of Sudan and the region. We are pursuing all diplomatic avenues with regional partners and others, including through multilateral organisations, to bring about a cessation of violence and pave the way for meaningful talks.