Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase assistance to states affected by (a) fragility, (b) conflict and (c) violence.

The UK helps states affected by fragility, conflict, and violence using a range of development and diplomacy levers to support those best placed to build peace. UK funded programmes through Official Development Assistance (ODA) and the UK Integrated Security Fund (ISF) help address the underlying causes.

In addition to bilateral and regional programming, the UK continues to invest in the Peacebuilding Fund, the UN's primary mechanism supporting prevention and peacebuilding activity in over 40 countries including Sudan, South Sudan, West Africa, and the Sahel. The UK has contributed over £175 million since the inception of the Peacebuilding Fund in 2006, including £5 million for 2024-2025.

The UK also remains one of the largest global humanitarian aid donors, funding bilateral life-saving support during humanitarian crisis, including in many regions that are affected by conflict and violence, such as the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Sudan, and Ukraine.