Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 3
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Department failed to learn from cuts to peacebuilding programming, risking escalating conflict.
Conclusion
The Department has failed to learn the lessons from previous cuts to stabilisation, peacebuilding and deconfliction programming, which likely contributed to the escalation of conflict in Sudan going unchallenged. We are concerned that the recent cuts to the Integrated Security Fund will lead to escalating conflict, with unpredictable ramifications for the UK both at home and abroad. (Conclusion, Paragraph 40)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 4 December 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗