Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL389):
Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what (1) peacebuilding programmes, and (2) other peacebuilding initiatives, they intend to continue funding in South Sudan. (HL389)
Tabled on: 19 May 2021
Answer:
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon:
As the country’s best chance for achieving sustainable peace, the UK is at the forefront of international efforts to pressure South Sudan’s leaders to fully implement the 2018 peace deal, including during my last visit in October 2020 and UK Special Envoy’s visit in early May. More broadly, the UK supports a number of peacebuilding initiatives at a grassroots level via the UK Peacebuilding Opportunities Fund and the UN Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan, to which the UK contributed £57.9m and up to nine military staff officers in 2020-21.
Date and time of answer: 03 Jun 2021 at 16:57.
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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL387):
Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of who is responsible for the attack on the village of Dungob Alei in South Sudan on 16 May. (HL387)
Tabled on: 19 May 2021
Answer:
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon:
The UK condemns the attack on the village of Dungob Alei on 16 May, for which the perpetrators have not been identified, but it follows a series violent clashes between the Misseriya and Ngok Dinka ethnic groups. We continue to press the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan to resolve the status of Abyei and we support the role played by the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Abyei (UNISFA).
Date and time of answer: 03 Jun 2021 at 16:54.
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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL388):
Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the progress towards ensuring that all commitments entered into in the peace deal signed in South Sudan in 2018 are fully implemented; and which commitments are still to be put into effect. (HL388)
Tabled on: 19 May 2021
Answer:
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon:
Implementation of the 2018 Peace Agreement remains behind schedule, with continued delays to key tasks such as the unification of armed forces and transitional justice. As the country’s best chance for achieving sustainable peace, the UK is at the forefront of international efforts to pressure South Sudan’s leaders to meet their 2018 commitments in full, including during my last visit in October 2020 and the UK Special Envoy’s visit in early May.
Date and time of answer: 03 Jun 2021 at 16:45.
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