Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has raised violence in Las Anod and Somaliland with the UN for investigation.

The fighting in Las Anod has seen credible reports of shelling of civilian areas, including a hospital, and the humanitarian impact has been severe. We are working privately and in public with a range of international partners, including the UN, to press all parties to the conflict to end the fighting. On 15 April, the UK and 14 international partners held a joint call with President Bihi to press for de-escalation and humanitarian access. We have issued several statements independently and with partners, most recently on 15 April following the above call, calling for de-escalation, humanitarian access and dialogue. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and to press for a resolution to the conflict.