Written question asked by Lord Hylton (Crossbench) on Wednesday, 25 April 2018, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 May 2018. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Thursday, 10 May 2018 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Syria: Armed Conflict

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to secure the widest compliance with UNSC Resolution 2401 of 24 February concerning Syria, apart from paragraph 1; and in particular, whether de-mining has started in compliance with paragraph 11 of that Resolution.

Answer: We have repeatedly pressed the Syrian regime and its backers, Russia and Iran, to abide by their obligations under Resolution 2401. At the UN Human Rights Council we secured a UK-proposed resolution calling for the Resolution's full and immediate implementation. Following the liberation of Raqqa in October 2017, we provided a further £10 million in humanitarian aid to support people in Raqqa and Deir ez-Zour, including for de-mining. The UK will be providing additional funding to support mine action organisations in Syria, in line with the Government's announcement that it will treble its global Mine Action spending to £100 million by 2020.

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