Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase support for programmes working to end conflict-related sexual violence in (1) Sudan, and (2) the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The UK is committed to responding to the rapidly escalating rates of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

In Sudan, we have enhanced monitoring of CRSV and are working with UN and NGO partners to improve humanitarian access and aid delivery. In DRC, we have announced £79 million this financial year, enabling lifesaving assistance including support for CRSV survivors. This includes an additional package of £14.6 million of humanitarian assistance announced by the Foreign Secretary during his visit to DRC on 21 February.

Details on future programmes are being worked through following the decision to reduce UK Official Development Assistance from 0.5% of Gross National Income today to 0.3% in 2027.