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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Clingendael, From Catastrophe to Famine: Immediate action needed in Sudan to contain mass starvation, published on 8 February, which warned that "Sudan’s trajectory towards a catastrophe is certain; the risk of famine is very high”, and that “According to the most likely scenario, seven million people will face catastrophic levels of hunger by June 2024”; and what steps they are taking to coordinate an international response.  HL2418

Question HL2418: tabled on 13 February 2024 and due for answer by 27 February 2024

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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Clingendael, From Catastrophe to Famine: Immediate action needed in Sudan to contain mass starvation, published on 8 February, which warned that "Sudan’s trajectory towards a catastrophe is certain; the risk of famine is very high”, and that “According to the most likely scenario, seven million people will face catastrophic levels of hunger by June 2024”; and what steps they are taking to coordinate an international response.  HL2418
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