Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Central African Republic Situation Report, published by UN OCHA on 21 February 2022, what steps she is taking to support humanitarian agencies in meeting the needs of people affected by violence in the area of Ippy; and what steps she is taking to prevent the use of explosive ordnance in the Central African Republic.

We support the assessment report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) on the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) and are concerned by the violence in the Ippy area. I refer the Honourable Member to my answer of 15 December 2021 to question 90376 with regard to the situation in CAR. Ending violence and building security is a clear priority in CAR. The UK continues to work closely with international partners to support efforts to bring stability to the country.