PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Sudan: Education (23 September 2020)

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the education of former combatants reintegrating into civilian life in Sudan.

Asked by:
Dame Harriett Baldwin (Conservative)

The UK continues to support the civilian-led Transitional Government to achieve peace, agree a permanent constitution, and hold democratic elections. This is vital to our shared vision of a more stable and prosperous region.

While we do not currently have a programme that supports education for former combatants, the August 2020 peace agreement signed between the Government of Sudan and armed groups includes a Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) process. This process will include removing weapons from members of armed groups, detaching those former combatants from their groups and helping them to reintegrate safely into civilian life. The establishment of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission which will assist Sudan in the implementation of any peace agreements will be central for the international community support of this process.

Answered by:
Sir James Duddridge (Conservative)
1 October 2020