Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department is taking steps to provide additional aid to alleviate the potential famine in Sudan.

The conflict is having a devastating impact on Sudanese populations, with 17.7 million people (37 percent of the population) now thought to be experiencing acute food insecurity, with the high risk of further deterioration. The UK is providing more than £38 million in humanitarian funding in 2023-24, including £12.2 million to UNICEF for lifesaving nutrition activities. In 2024/2025, the UK bilateral Official Development Assistance to Sudan will double to £89 million.