Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many of the Government's partners in Sudan are continuing operations and delivering aid; in which regions; and in what capacity.

All humanitarian partners in Sudan remain highly constrained in their ability to operate as a result of the ongoing violence and lack of workable humanitarian access, with many having ceased or suspended operations, particularly in Darfur and Khartoum. The UK are supporting an international humanitarian response in Sudan that harnesses locally led initiatives and supports local actors.

There can be no aid without safe access - we are therefore committed to working with the UN and others to support the operationalisation of the Jeddah Declaration, signed by the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces on 11 May. This Declaration committed the parties to enable safe and reliable humanitarian access and allow life-saving humanitarian assistance to civilians.