Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what new steps she will take to mitigate acute malnutrition among breastfeeding mothers and children under the age of five in the Afar region of Ethiopia.

Since the start of the conflict in northern Ethiopia in November 2020, the UK has spent over £18 million on nutrition support for mothers and children in the Afar, Tigray and Amhara regions. This has included specialised treatment for severe acute malnutrition, supplementary feeding for moderate acute malnutrition, and vitamin supplementation.