One year after the outbreak of conflict in Sudan, the EU today co-organised with France and Germany the International Humanitarian Conference for Sudan and neighbouring countries. The aim of the conference was to boost support for people affected by what has become one of the worst humanitarian crises and the largest displacement crisis in the world.
Specifically, the European Commission has today pledged €355 million in both humanitarian and development funding for Sudan and its neighbours. Together with the EU states’ pledge of €541 million, the total EU support to Sudan pledged at the conference amounts to €896 million.
The European Commission’s funding will be channelled through humanitarian organisations to those most in need who are suffering the consequences of the conflict in Sudan itself, but also to those who have sought refuge in neighbouring countries. EU aid will provide health and nutrition care, food assistance, water and sanitation, shelter, protection and education to the most vulnerable households: internally displaced people, refugee families and host communities.
European Commission announces initial humanitarian aid of ¤1.8 billion by 2024
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Humanitarian needs were already high before April 2023, with 15.8 million people (about a third of the total population) requiring humanitarian assistance, including 11.7 million people facing acute food insecurity. Current estimates now report that 24.8 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance (about half of the population) and 17.7 million acutely food insecure people, a record number in the middle of the harvest season.
Sudan now has the largest number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the world, with over 9 million IDPs.
Neighbouring countries facing their own internal challenges now need to address also the massive influx of arrivals from Sudan in their territories. In total, over 2 million people have fled Sudan towards the neighbouring countries.
Más información: Comisión Europea
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