In the Lords

As I said, I am a newbie on the Back Benches and that is yet another rule I have learned.

My Lords, before making a point about the amendment, I acknowledge that my noble friend on the Front Bench rightly feels a little blindsided

There has been an escalation of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) against women and girls in Sudan since the start of the conflict on

The UK strongly condemns the attacks on civilians in Darfur, including the killing of the West Darfur Governor, Khamis Abaker.

We recognise the extremely fragile security situation across Darfur even prior to 15 April, and it is clear that this has only worsened sinc

The UK is monitoring the situation in Sudan closely, including the humanitarian and security impacts within Darfur and Sudan's neighbouring

Despite numerous ceasefires, hostilities continue across Sudan and humanitarian access remains extremely limited.

The noble Lord makes an important point, which relates to the question I was asked earlier about the nefarious activities sponsored directly

That is a very good question. As noble Lords will know, there have been a number of agreed ceasefires in recent months.

My Lords, we continue to work with international partners to bring about a permanent cessation of hostilities and that includes through a ne